Becoming Visible Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan

Name: Becoming Visible Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan
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ISBN: 9780231137249

ISBN-10: 0231137249

ISBN-13: 9780231137249

Edition: 2007

Authors: Beth Firestein, Beverly Greene, Beth Firestein

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Becoming Visibleaddresses the diverse therapeutic needs of bisexuals at every stage of the life cycle. This volume highlights research on understudied groups of bisexual men and women, including ethnic minority bisexuals, youth, elders, gender variant individuals, and bisexuals engaging in alternative lifestyles and sexual practices such as polyamory and BDSM. Practitioners are apprised of current research on bisexual and queer identities, why some people resist identity labels, and what bisexual men and women consider exemplary and harmful in their therapeutic experiences. This volume also helps practitioners distinguish between the stresses brought on by being part of a sexual minority…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/22/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 472
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.94" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Foreword



Preface: Embracing the Revolution


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Becoming Visible



Critical Issues in Counseling Bisexual Clients



The Construction and Reconstruction of Bisexuality; Inventing and Reinventing the Self




A Review of Mental Health Research on Bisexual Individuals When Compared to Homosexual and Heterosexual Individuals




Bisexual Women's and Men's Experiences of Psychotherapy




What's in a Name? Why Women Embrace or Resist Bisexual Identity




Counseling Bisexual Women and Men Across the Lifespan



Developmental and Spiritual Issues of Young People and Bisexuals of the Next Generation




Counseling the Bisexual Married Man




Cultural and Relational Contexts of Bisexual Women: Implications for Therapy




Bisexuality and Broken Relationships: Working with Intimate Partner Violence




Bisexual Inclusion in Addressing Issues of GLBT Aging: Therapy with Older Bisexual Women and Men




Disability and Bisexuality: Confronting Ableism at the Intersection of Gender and Queer Desire




Counseling Ethnic Minority and Gender-Variant Bisexual Clients



Addressing Social Invalidation to Promote Well-Being for Multiracial Bisexuals of African Descent




Counseling at the Intersection of Identities: Asian/Pacific American Bisexuals




Counseling Bisexual Latinos: A Minority Within a Minority




Transgender Identities and Bisexual Expression: Implications for Counselors




Identity and Lifestyle Diversity Among Bisexual Women and Men



Queer Identities and Bisexual Identities: What's the Difference?




Gender Expression in Bisexual Women: Therapeutic Issues and Considerations




Counseling Bisexuals in Polyamorous Relationships




Playing with Sacred Fire: Building Erotic Communities




Counseling Bisexuals on BDSM Lifestyle Issues




Future Trends



Training Counselors to Work Ethically and Effectively with Bisexual Clients




Counseling Heterosexual Spouses of Bisexual or Transgender Partners



Index