Deconstructing Heterosexism in the Counseling Professions : A Narrative Approach

by James M Croteau

• ISBN13: 9780761929819
• ISBN10: 0761929819
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-07
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Until recently, the lives and issues of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) people have been rendered largely invisible in the larger society and in the counseling professions. LGB-affirmative counseling professionals are no longer without voice; however, the stories of navigating sexual orientation as counseling professionals have not be told or explored in any systematic way. Deconstructing Heterosexism in the Counseling Professions uses the personal narratives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual counseling psychologists and counselor educators to deconstruct the heterosexist discourse in the counseling professions, envision a discourse of sexual orientation equity, and make practical suggestions for addressing sexual orientation in professional life. The narrative approach encompasses a diversity of stories and experiences including an emphasis on racial and cultural contexts. These narratives and their analyses serve as a means for the individual and collective self examination that is needed to move LGB affirmative practice, training, and scholarship from the margins to the center of what it means to be a counseling professional. Key Features: bull; Rather than a focus on a??how toa??, the focus is on stimulating collective and individual self examination and providing empowerment and guidance to counseling professions in navigating sexual orientation in onea??s professional life. a?? This book exposes and challenges the heterosexist discourse in the counseling professions AND examines how to build the strength and complexity of the current LGB affirmative counter discourse in the counseling professions. a?? The chapters in the second section of the book provide unique treatments of difficult issues for counseling professionals concerning sexual orientation: tensions between race and sexual orientation, and issues around openness versus other ways to manage a minority sexual identity. a?? The book is authored by over 30 counseling professionals and contains narratives about the experiences of over 20 professionals, many of whom are well-known in the LGB affirmative counseling and in the larger fields of counseling psychology and counselor education. Deconstructing Heterosexism in the Counseling Professions will be essential reading for graduate students, practitioners, and faculty who are interested in issues of sexual orientation and are in counseling psychology and/or the many sub-specialties of counseling. It will also be of interest to counseling professionals whose primary interest may lie in other issues of diversity, particularly the multicultural and feminist professional communities.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Our Stories Will be Told: Deconstructing the Heterosexist Discourse in the Counseling Professions - James M. Croteau

Julianne S. Lark

Teresa S. Lance

James M. Croteau

Julianne S. Lark

Teresa S. Lance

James M. Croteau

James M. Croteau, Julianne S. Lark, Teresa S. Lance

SECTION 1: NARRATIVE VOICES

Introduction to Section 1: Narrative Voices

Introduction to Section 1: Narrative Voices

Introduction to Section 1: Narrative Voices

Chapter 2: Moving from Random Acts of Inclusion Toward LGB-Affirmative Institutions - Eve M. Adams

Chapter 3: Coming Out to My Homophobia and Heterosexism: Lessons Learned in the Journey of An Ally - Alan D. Berkowitz

Chapter 4: Over the Rainbow: My Experiences as an Ally - Sharon Bowman

Chapter 5: Invisibility, Alienation, and Misperceptions: The Experience of Being Bisexual - Maria D. Carrubba

Chapter 6: Transforming Heterosexism: Starting from Myself - Kin-Ming Chan

Chapter 7: Challenging Multiple Oppressions in Counselor Education - Stuart F. Chen-Hayes

Chapter 8: Coming Out on the Wave of Feminism: Coming to Age on the Ocean of Multiculturalism - Louise A. Douce

Chapter 9: Jewish, Bisexual, Feminist in a Christian Heterosexual World: Oy Vey! - Sari H. Dworkin

Chapter 10: Becoming Visible - Susanna M. Gallor

Chapter 11: From Naïf to Activist: Personal Reflections of an Ally - Jane Goodman

Chapter 12: We Are All Men and We Need Each Other Too - Phillip D. Johnson

Chapter 13: Blessed Be the Ties That Bind - Michael Mobley, Stacey M. Pearson

Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation, Shame and Silence: Reflections on Graduate Training - John M. O'Brien

Chapter 15: The Evolution of Responsibility: Developing as an Ally - Theresa M. O'Halloran

Chapter 16: An Ally's Journey - Ruperto M. Perez

Chapter 17: Being Bisexual in the Counseling Professions: Deconstructing Heterosexism - Julia C. Phillips

Chapter 18: Crashing Through the "Lavender Ceiling" in the Leadership of the Counseling Professions - Mark Pope

Chapter 19: Fluidity in the Disclosure and Salience of My Identities - Jennipher Wiebold

Section 2: NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON SPECIAL ISSUES

Introduction to Section 2: Narrative Perspectives on Special Issues

Chapter 20: Untold Stories: Voices from the "Closet" of Counseling Professionals - Mary A. Fukuyama, Marie L. Miville, Jamie R. Funderburk

Chapter 21: Race and Sexual Orientation in Multicultural Counseling: Navigating Rough Waters - James M. Croteau, Madonna G. Constantine

SECTION 3: DECONSTRUCTING, ENVISIONING, AND MAKING PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

Introduction to Section 3: Deconstructing, Envisioning, and Making Practical Suggestions

Chapter 22: Toward a Discourse of Sexual Orientation Equity in Counseling - Kathleen J. Bieschke, James M. Croteau, Julianne S. Lark, Beverly J. Vandiver

Chapter 23: Those Who Care, Teach: Toward Sexual Orientation Equity in Academic and Clinical Training - Y. Barry Chung, Catherine J. Brack

Chapter 24: Drawing from the Collective Wisdom of LGB Affirmative Counseling Professionals: Reflections on Affect, Relationships, and Power - Melissa A. Lidderdale, Julianne S. Lark, Joy S. Whitman

Index

About the Editors

About the Authors