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Date of Graduation
Spring 5-7-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Advisor(s)
Jack H. Presbury
A. Renee Staton
Madeleine Dupre
Abstract
Competency in multicultural counseling is one of the challenges counselors face. Women are twice as likely as males to be diagnosed with depression, and some of these women are lesbians. Vulnerability factors for the development of depression in lesbians include internalized homophobia, disclosure issues, minority stress, family rejection, and lack of a sense of belonging. Effective counseling for depression in lesbians combines multicultural competency and awareness of the stages of identity development, along with exploration of both the lesbian’s level of disclosure and her degree of internalized homophobia.
Recommended Citation
Colvin, Caroline, "Working with depression in lesbians" (2010). Educational Specialist, 2009-2019. 87.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/edspec201019/87
