Group Psychotherapy with Gay Men

Schwartz, Robert D.; Hartstein, Norman B.

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“…A long-term group setting provides men the opportunity to work o n establishing loving relationships. All-gay-male psychotherapy groups can provide a safe setting in which there is more rapid and significant selfdisclosure than in mixed groups (Schwartz & Hartstein, 1986). There is a greater degree of identification between members; thus, superficial bonding occurs more quickly, o n the basis of shared similarities.…”

Section: All-gay-male Groupsmentioning

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Working with gay men in psychotherapy groups.

Frost¹

1996

Men in Groups: Insights, Interventions, and Psychoeducational Work.

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Much is written throughout the chapters of this book about the struggle for men to understand what it means to be a man, with attention given to class, culture, race, and ethnicity. There is also much written about men wanting to relate with other men, even in ways that are intimate and affectionate. At this point in the various discussions, however, there will likely be a line drawn. This is a line of discomfort that seems to occur when the depth of male-male yearning moves from affectional to sexual.There are areas of commonality among all men, but there also exists a clear demarcation, with gay men either on the outside or, at least, on the other side. This is because the ways in which gay men yearn for intimacy and connection with other men often seem different and frightening.Heterosexual, or straight men, often feel uncomfortable with gay men. Slavson (1964) wrote this regarding the types of people that he thought were inappropriate for group psychotherapy: "The presence of a homosexual patient, whether active or latent, in a group of non-homosexuals, greatly intensifies anxiety in the latter. . . . the climate of the group reflects a sort of fear resembling the restlessness of a herd of animals who sense the proximity of a dangerous enemy" (p. 216). This is an old attitude; yet, it seems in some ways to be as true a feeling and perception today as 30 years ago. Gay men are often seen not only as different but as a threat.

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Section: All-gay-male Groupsmentioning

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Working with gay men in psychotherapy groups.

Frost¹

1996

Men in Groups: Insights, Interventions, and Psychoeducational Work.

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Effects of a Workshop on Mental Health Practitioners' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Counseling Effectiveness

Rudolph

1989

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The effects of a training workshop on mental health practitioners' attitudes toward homosexuality and counseling behavior were compared with the effects of no intervention. Treated subjects (n = 21) were enrolled in a 3-day multimodal workshop about gay/lesbian counseling, and no-treatment comparison subjects (n = 31) were enrolled in other counselor education coursework. Before and after the workshop, subjects completed homosexuality attitude questionnaires and a quasibehavioral gay/lesbian counseling effectiveness measure. Treated subjects improved significantly more than comparison subjects on all measures, and the gains remained in evidence at an 8-week follow-up. The multimodal training workshop thus appears encouraging as a possible means of instilling needed attitudes and skills in counselors of gay and lesbian clients.

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Heterosexual Therapists Leading Lesbian and Gay Therapy Groups: Therapeutic and Political Realities

Holahan¹,

Gibson²

1994

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The authors describe the thought processes, plans, and reflections of two heterosexual therapists who decided to lead gay and lesbian therapy groups in a university counseling center. The debate regarding the viability of the heterosexual counselor and the gay and lesbian client pair is discussed, as are the practical issues informing and maintaining thegroups. Campus political issues regarding the groups and counselor homophobia are explored.

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Group Psychotherapy with Gay Men

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

Working with gay men in psychotherapy groups.

Working with gay men in psychotherapy groups.

Effects of a Workshop on Mental Health Practitioners' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Counseling Effectiveness

Heterosexual Therapists Leading Lesbian and Gay Therapy Groups: Therapeutic and Political Realities

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