Assignment task: Working With the LGBTQ Population:
For this discussion, your fellow learners have created a presentation that contextualizes practice with the LGBTQ population. After you view their presentation, use your post to discuss one or more of the following:
1. What are the key factors that need to be addressed when working with LGBTQ clients?
2. Discuss similarities and differences in the several groups contained within the LGBTQ community.
3. Are there similarities between any of these groups and the groups that you researched?
4. How would you incorporate the key factors into your plan for working with clients from these groups?
Reference:
Appleby, G. A., Colon, E., & Hamilton, J. (2010). Diversity, Oppression, and Social Functioning: Person-In-Environment Assessment and Intervention (3rd ed.). Pearson Learning Solutions.
Chapter 11, "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People Confront Heterocentrism, Heterosexism, and Homophobia," pages 162-182.