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Title

• Identifying Counselor Competencies for Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients

Date modified

• 12/25/2025

Creator

• Israel, Tania
• Ketz, Kristi
• Detrie, Pamela M.
• Burke, Mary
• Shulman, Julie

Abstract

• This study used a modified Delphi technique to identify knowledge, attitude, and skill components of counselor competence with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Twenty-two expert panelists identified 274 areas of knowledge, 120 attitudes, and 146 skills necessary to work effectively with LGB clients. These items were classified into 31 knowledge, 23 attitude, and 31 skill categories by the research team. Thirty-two expert panelists rated the categories based on importance for counselor competence with LGB clients. Based on experts' responses, titles of several categories were adjusted and three new categories were proposed. The implications of the findings for training and assessment are discussed.

Bibliographic citation

• Israel, T., Ketz, K., Detrie, P.M., Burke, M.C., & Shulman, J.L. (2003). Identifying counselor competencies for working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, 7(4), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1300/J236v07n04_02

Date created

• 2003

Identifier

• https://doi.org/10.1300/J236v07n04_02

Palabra Clave

• Counseling
• Mental health services
• LGBTQ patients
• Skills
• Training

Language

• English

Publisher

• Taylor & Francis
• Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy

Related url

•  https://carlowuniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/4902644959
•  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J236v07n04_02

Resource type

• Article

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Subject

• Mental health
• Mental health counseling
• Mental health services
• Mental health education
• Sexual minorities
• LGBTQ
• Sexual minorities—mental health