Culturally Competent Trauma Treatment with Gay Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Date of Award

Spring 6-12-2009

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Lavita Nadkarni

Second Advisor

Vivian Schaefer

Third Advisor

Sarah Burgamy

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Keywords

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA), Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Gay affirmative therapy

Abstract

Estimates of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among gay men are fairly high. The impact of CSA on gay men ranges from increased sexual risk-taking to PTSD symptoms and higher rates of suicidality. For treatment of trauma to be effective it must be placed within the client's cultural context. To this end, the paper first explores the concept of gay affirmative therapy. It then applies Herman's ecological model for trauma treatment within the context of the gay male survivor of CSA. Therapeutic issues unique to the gay male survivor of CSA are discussed. Some considerations for clinicians identifying as females/ women working with gay men sexually abused as children are also explored. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research.

Copyright Date

6-30-2009

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Shaayestah Merchant

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

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