MFT 6103 Week 3 Assignment Expert Solutions
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Slide 1: For today’s presentation we will be discussing Affirmative Therapy. Slide 2: Here is
the overview of today’s discussion.
• Experiences of the LGBTQ+ Community
• LGBTQ+ Population
• Intersectionality
• Important Definitions
• Affirmative Therapy Approach
• Affirmative Stance Tools
• Group Therapy: Strengths and Limitations Slide 3:
• Institutional Heterosexism: Form of institutional bias where heterosexuality is
reinforced as the norm and given privilege over other orientations, this can be seen
in policies, economics, and social culture.
• Discrimination: More than 50% of people in this community have faced
discrimination including harassment and violence. Many have been denied rights
such as appropriate healthcare, job opportunities, military honors, and the right to
religious expression to name a few.
• Stigmatization: Facing many different stigmas within the community, including that
they have mental health disorders due to their identity, higher rates of STDs, sexual
deviance, pedophilia, and many others.
• Mental Health: Due to discrimination & stigmatization many people in the
community are at higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders.
• Coming Out: People in this community have to come out to those around them and
within society, bringing anxiety and in some cases greater risk of depression. Though
some have great support from those around them, that is not always the case. Some
are at risk of losing family, their community, religious affiliations, economic support,
and many other important components of their lives if they do come out.
• Pride: A very important thing that many people experience is pride in one’s
community, this is a promotion of self- affirmation, dignity, and equality. The
support and pride in one another in the community is astounding and a great benefit
to many individuals, being understood and celebrated.
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, Slide 4:
Who are the LGBTQ+ Population
Gender expression is how the individual presents their gender identity to the world,
usually through traits, appearance, and mannerisms that communicate gender identity.
There are many identities, the most well- known are as follows.
• Transgender: A person who identifies and expresses themselves different than
the sex they were assigned at birth.
• Intersex: Are people who are born with more than one trait in their chromosomes,
genitals, or hormones that come together in nontypical ways of displaying male or
female traits.
• Cisgender: Consists of those whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at
birth.
• Nonbinary: People who identify as somewhere between male and female.
• Gender Fluid: Someone whose gender changes between the different identities and
is not fixed.
This is different than a person’s sexual orientation, which is who you are attracted to
romantically and sexually.
• Heterosexual: People who are attracted to people of the opposite sex than their
own.
• Homosexual: Those who are attracted to people of the same sex as their own.
Other terms for this are gay, lesbian, and queer.
• Pansexual: A person who is attracted to a person regardless of gender identity.
• Bisexual: When one is attracted to more than one gender, usually indicating
men and women.
• Asexual: A person who does not experience sexual attraction.
Slide 5:
Intersectionality: is a theory that explains how someone can deal with multiple identities
such as socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender expression, and ethnicity or race, for
example. It is important for a therapist to approach the client with a intersectional lens
allowing them to acknowledge that every person has a different world view. Educate
themselves on different world views and identity factors, to create a more
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Transcript
Slide 1: For today’s presentation we will be discussing Affirmative Therapy. Slide 2: Here is
the overview of today’s discussion.
• Experiences of the LGBTQ+ Community
• LGBTQ+ Population
• Intersectionality
• Important Definitions
• Affirmative Therapy Approach
• Affirmative Stance Tools
• Group Therapy: Strengths and Limitations Slide 3:
• Institutional Heterosexism: Form of institutional bias where heterosexuality is
reinforced as the norm and given privilege over other orientations, this can be seen
in policies, economics, and social culture.
• Discrimination: More than 50% of people in this community have faced
discrimination including harassment and violence. Many have been denied rights
such as appropriate healthcare, job opportunities, military honors, and the right to
religious expression to name a few.
• Stigmatization: Facing many different stigmas within the community, including that
they have mental health disorders due to their identity, higher rates of STDs, sexual
deviance, pedophilia, and many others.
• Mental Health: Due to discrimination & stigmatization many people in the
community are at higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders.
• Coming Out: People in this community have to come out to those around them and
within society, bringing anxiety and in some cases greater risk of depression. Though
some have great support from those around them, that is not always the case. Some
are at risk of losing family, their community, religious affiliations, economic support,
and many other important components of their lives if they do come out.
• Pride: A very important thing that many people experience is pride in one’s
community, this is a promotion of self- affirmation, dignity, and equality. The
support and pride in one another in the community is astounding and a great benefit
to many individuals, being understood and celebrated.
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, Slide 4:
Who are the LGBTQ+ Population
Gender expression is how the individual presents their gender identity to the world,
usually through traits, appearance, and mannerisms that communicate gender identity.
There are many identities, the most well- known are as follows.
• Transgender: A person who identifies and expresses themselves different than
the sex they were assigned at birth.
• Intersex: Are people who are born with more than one trait in their chromosomes,
genitals, or hormones that come together in nontypical ways of displaying male or
female traits.
• Cisgender: Consists of those whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at
birth.
• Nonbinary: People who identify as somewhere between male and female.
• Gender Fluid: Someone whose gender changes between the different identities and
is not fixed.
This is different than a person’s sexual orientation, which is who you are attracted to
romantically and sexually.
• Heterosexual: People who are attracted to people of the opposite sex than their
own.
• Homosexual: Those who are attracted to people of the same sex as their own.
Other terms for this are gay, lesbian, and queer.
• Pansexual: A person who is attracted to a person regardless of gender identity.
• Bisexual: When one is attracted to more than one gender, usually indicating
men and women.
• Asexual: A person who does not experience sexual attraction.
Slide 5:
Intersectionality: is a theory that explains how someone can deal with multiple identities
such as socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender expression, and ethnicity or race, for
example. It is important for a therapist to approach the client with a intersectional lens
allowing them to acknowledge that every person has a different world view. Educate
themselves on different world views and identity factors, to create a more
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