Nothing About Us Without Us: Working with LGBTQ+ People of Color

Catalog description

Clients who identify as LGBTQ+ people of color face additional and unique stressors as a result of their intersecting identities. This course explores the theoretical framework of minority stress theory and the negative impact of minority stressors on the overall health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people of color. Students also review affirmative practices and clinical interventions that account for the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ clients of color.