Book chapter
Spirituality and Religion
Ethics and Professional Issues in Couple and Family Therapy, pp.163-182
Routledge
2016
DOI: 10.4324/9781315628240-14
Abstract
Marcella and her husband, Micah, attend family therapy with their 17-year-old son, Jeremiah. Marcella reports that she and her husband are concerned about Jeremiah. For the past 3 months, Jeremiah has been depressed, his grades have been getting worse, and he has been distancing himself from his friends at school and church. During the course of therapy, Jeremiah tells the therapist in confidence that he thinks he is gay. He believes that homosexuality is a sin and is fearful of his feelings toward one of his best friends. Jeremiah says that he is also afraid that if his parents knew, they would kick him out of the house or never speak to him again. He tells the therapist that he has asked God to change him, but his feelings remain.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Spirituality and Religion
- Creators
- Rebecca A. CobbJacob B. PriestTaimyr B. Strachan
- Contributors
- M J Murphy (Editor)L Hecker (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Ethics and Professional Issues in Couple and Family Therapy, pp.163-182
- Publisher
- Routledge; ABINGDON
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781315628240-14
- Number of pages
- 20
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Internal Medicine; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984281634902771
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