The Gay and Lesbian Affirmative Development (GLAD) Model: Facilitating Positive Gay Identity Development

Marszalek, John F.; Cashwell, Craig S.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0029.1999.tb00079.x

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“…These data speak to the need to encourage and promote more research that explores the lives of gay/bisexual youth utilizing a strengths-based wellness model in order to provide a more comprehensive view of gay/bisexual youth’s development (Marszalek & Cashwell, 1999; Rofes, 2005). While continued research on the challenges that gay/bisexual youth face is still needed in order to inform future interventions and public policy, these studies should be cautious not to view gay/bisexual youth through a deficit-focused lens which presents gay/bisexual youth as inferior to heterosexual youth.…”

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What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

Harper

Brodsky

Bruce

2012

Journal of LGBT Youth

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This article explores gay and bisexual male adolescents’ positive perceptions of their sexual orientation identity. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 63 gay/bisexual male adolescents in Chicago (N=42) and Miami (N=21). Data revealed two major conceptual categories: 1) positive personal conceptualizations of being gay/bisexual, and 2) resiliency in the face of gay-related oppression. Additional primary themes and sub-themes were identified within each category that further illustrate how gay/bisexual youth were able to develop positive conceptualizations of their sexual orientation despite experiencing negative societal messages about being gay/bisexual. Implications for the development of interventions to promote the health and well-being of gay/bisexual male youth are discussed.

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What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

Harper

Brodsky

Bruce

2012

Journal of LGBT Youth

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“…Monica decided to use Marszalek and Cashwell's (1999) gay and lesbian affirmative development (GLAD) model to assist Carl in his understanding of his sexual identity. Monica was aware of the importance of exploring Carl's desire to change his affectional orientation.…”

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Finding the Spirit Within: Religion, Spirituality, and Faith Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

Kocet

Sanabria

Smith³

2011

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

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This article addresses the interconnectedness between gay identity and spiritual development as well as explores the unique challenges that lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals face when trying to incorporate a sense of spirituality into their sexual identity. This article addresses what counselors and other mental health practitioners can do to help facilitate spiritual exploration with their sexual minority clients and reexamine the notion of "faith development" and what it means for lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients to find the spirit within. The article also presents traditional and nontraditional methods to find spiritual fulfillment by introducing a four-part counseling framework and how this can contribute to overall mental health.

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“…DCT offers counselors an approach to understand how clients make sense of their experiences, to find if clients have any blocks in cognitive developmental functioning, and to intentionally select interventions that can help clients make new meaning of their experiences in order to move forward in their lives (Cashwell, Myers, & Shurts, 2004;Ivey et al, 2005). The DCT model has been applied to different populations and issues, including children (Myers, Shoffner, & Briggs, 2002), families (Chang, 2002), school counselors (Clemens, 2007), clients with various mental health diagnoses (Ivey et al, 2005), spirituality (Cashwell et al, 2004), and gay and lesbian identity development (Marszalek & Cashwell, 1999). A brief overview of cognitive developmental styles and DCT assessment and intervention offers a start to help counselors begin to understand how to enact this process with clients.…”

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Integrating Identities for Same-Sex Attracted Clients: Using Developmental Counseling and Therapy to Address Sexual Orientation Conflicts

Pope

Mobley

Myers

2010

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

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In recent decades, much of the focus on counseling with same-sex attracted clients has been on affirming their identity as a sexual minority. However, an overuse of gay-affirmative strategies may devalue clients' other multiple, and often conflicting, identities. Developmental counseling and therapy is presented as one approach for counselors that can effectively address sexual orientation conflicts with clients while exploring and valuing the various aspects of clients' selves.

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The Gay and Lesbian Affirmative Development (GLAD) Model: Facilitating Positive Gay Identity Development

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

What's Good About Being Gay? Perspectives from Youth

Finding the Spirit Within: Religion, Spirituality, and Faith Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

Integrating Identities for Same-Sex Attracted Clients: Using Developmental Counseling and Therapy to Address Sexual Orientation Conflicts

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