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Christian Counsellors' Views on Working with Gay and Lesbian Clients:Integrating Religious Beliefs with Counselling Ethics

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Evans, Margaret (2003) Christian Counsellors' Views on Working with Gay and Lesbian Clients:Integrating Religious Beliefs with Counselling Ethics. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 3 (1). pp. 55-60. ISSN Print:1473-3145 Online:1746-1405

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Thirty-one counsellors who identified themselves as practising, committed Christians, returned completed questionnaires that investigated how they integrate their Christian beliefs with their professional ethical code when counselling gay and lesbian clients. It was found that although most respondents believed that they were able to accept gay and lesbian clients, a minority demonstrated incongruence in relation to members of this client group, and were judgmental about perceived gay/lesbian behavious. Counsellors who took a rational stance in their understanding of the Bible and Christianity expressed more open and accepting views. Counsellors with a literalist approach to the Bible appeared to be lacking in acceptance and were unaware that they may not be offering the core condition of respect to their gay or lesbian clients. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for supervision, research and practice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	lesbian, gay, Christian counsellors, ethics, integration, counselling
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions:	College of Business, Psychology and Sport > School of Psychology
Depositing User:	Janet Davidson
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2010 13:57
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2021 09:24
URI:	https://worc-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/851

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