Actitudes hacia Gays y Lesbianas en psicoterapia de estudiantes graduados/as de psicología y psicólogos/as clínicos/as con licencia

• Autores: Miguel Vázquez-Rivera, Juan Nazario-Serrano, Sean Sayers
• Localización: Revista interamericana de psicología = Interamerican journal of psychology, ISSN 0034-9690, Vol. 46, Nº. 3, 2012, págs. 435-446
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians of graduate students in psychotherapy/psychology and clinical licensed psychologists
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    Históricamente, la psicoterapia ha sido un mecanismo de opresión para la comunidad de gays y lesbianas (GL). Las emociones y conducta del/de la psicólogo/a han jugado un rol vital en el proceso terapéutico (Jones, 2000). Nuestro estudio exploró las actitudes de 220 estudiantes graduados de psicología clínica y 47 psicólogos/as clínicos/as con licencia hacia la comunidad GL en psicoterapia. Se obtuvieron actitudes negativas en 3% de los/as estudiantes y ninguno (0%) de los/as psicólogos/as al utilizar la Escala de Actitudes hacia GL en Psicoterapia. El 4% de los/as estudiantes y 0% de los/as psicólogos/as sientieron ansiedad en la intervención con GL. El 6% de los/as estudiantes y 5% de los/as psicólogos/as prefiereron no atender a clientes LG. El 13% de los/as estudiantes y 6% de los/as psicólogos/as indicaron no ser competentes para atender esta población. Se encontró que la religión, la cantidad de clientes gays y lesbianas y la educación formal son variables que se asocian a las actitudes de los/as participantes de este estudio. Finalmente, se discuten implicaciones clínicas y educativas.

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    Historically, psychotherapy has been a mechanism of oppression for the gay and lesbian (GL) community. Psychologist’s emotions and behaviors have played a key role in the therapeutic process (Jones, 2000). Our study explored the attitudes of 220 graduate clinical psychology students and 47 licensed clinical psychologists towards the GL community in psychotherapy. Three percent of students and 0% of the psychologists had negative attitudes according to the Attitudes Towards GL in Psychotherapy Scale. Four percent of students and 0% of psychologists felt anxiety in the interventions with GL. Six percent of students and 5% of psychologists preferred not to incur in psychotherapy with this population. Thirteen percent of students and 6% of psychologists negatively evaluated their competencies with GL. Also, this study found associations between religion, number of gay and lesbian clients, formal education, and the samples’ attitudes towards the GL population. Finally, clinical and educational implications are discussed.

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