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1、Runninghead:VIRTUALFIELDEXPERIENCE™1VirtualFieldExperience™JiyangWuWaldenUniversityVIRTUALFIELDEXPERIENCE™2VirtualFieldExperience™Tracey,a39-year-oldlesbianwhohasnotyetcomeout,attendedcounselingsessiontodealwithherrecentstruggleabouthersexuality,thepossibilitytohaveababy
2、,andpotentialimpacttoherfamilyoforigin.Theclientwasconsideringhavingababybutwastentativeaboutthisdecisionbecauseshehaslimitedknowledgeabouttwowomenrearingachild.Theclientwasalsoverytentativeaboutrevealinghersexualityandpossiblelifeplantoherparents,fearingthatthismayengen
3、dernegativeresponsesfromherparentsthatshedoesnotknowhowtohandle.ThetherapistadoptedLGBaffirmativetherapyininvitingtheclienttoexplorethepossibilitiesandscenariossothattheclientcanarticulatetheideasmoreclearlyanddeeply.ExamplesofEffectiveApplicationofCompetencies/Practices
4、LGBaffirmativetherapyisaboutcreatinganacceptingandopenenvironmentfortheLGBclientstoexplorethepossibilitiesofthecomingoutprocessandsubsequentconsequences.LGBaffirmativetherapyaffirmsLGBidentitiesandhelpsLGBclientsindevelopingalltheiridentitiesandenhancestheirexperiences(P
5、achankis,2004,p.230).Thetherapist’smostnoteworthyexampleoftheeffectiveapplicationoftheLGBaffirmativetherapyisthatshelettheclientchoseherownpacefortheself-disclosure,andcreatedanopen,accepting,andnon-judgmentalenvironmentfortheclientstosafelyexplorethepossibilities.Thecou
6、nselorwasveryattentivetotheclient’sverbalandnon-verbalcues,andthetherapistusedopen-endedquestionstoencouragetheclienttodeepenherthoughtandarticulation,whichdemonstratedhowthetherapiststrivedtounderstandtheuniqueexperiencesandchallengesfacedbytheLGBclients(APA,2000,Guidel
7、ine8).VIRTUALFIELDEXPERIENCE™3InsightsGainedfromtheProfessionalDialogueTheprofessionaldialoguesfacilitatedtheunderstandingofthetherapist-clientdynamicsandtheuseoftheparticularskillsinworkingwiththeLGBclients.Firstofall,theprofessionaldialoguepointedoutthatnon-verbalcuesw
8、ereessentialinunderstandingclient’sfeelingandemotionatparticulartimes.Forexample,theclientexpressedhers
