Comments on: APA sexual identity therapy symposium

By: Mark Yarhouse

Mark Yarhouse — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:53:14 +0000

David,

Yes, Erica just moved to Oregon. We miss her! But our loss is your gain. She’s a terrific person and very good clinician.

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:42:42 +0000

Just discovered Erica Tan at a presentation I was giving here in Portland on Honoring Religious Values in Mental Health…

She just moved here last week…pretty cool.

By: Devid Blakeslee

Devid Blakeslee — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:07:21 +0000

Some thoughts on attendance, 130 is remarkable…especially since it was well attended by people on the two polar sides of this issue. I attended many conferences over the two day period, some had as little as 5 or six attendees. Bandura had several hundred. Topics on torture were extremely well attended. The MMPI-2 revision was about as well attended as the SIT guidelines…and just as respectful.

By: Warren

Warren — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:58:54 +0000

Boris:

Why would someone need counseling to decide whether to divorce or not? Have more children or not? Come out of the closet or not?

Do you have some reason you want to post here? I am fine to have you disagree, but your posts mainly throw bombs and make judgments.

By: Warren

Warren — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:56:33 +0000

Maybe it was on another thread but I thought someone asked about the attendance. 130 is a pretty good turnout with the large number of excellent sessions occuring simultaneously. Some sessions had 15-20 people. I do not know what an average is but others who attended other symposia said we had the largest crowd of any attended. That is a completely unrandom sample 🙂

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:43:39 +0000

Boris,

When someone has a dilemma or conflict, it is their choice to talk with a therapist – it has nothing to do with you or your choices. Try to look beyond yourself and realize that not everyone thinks the same as you do. The me, me, me look on life does not advance one’s intelligence or ability to get along with others. It only has a temporary effect. Also, what does the word “guidse” mean?

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:11:20 +0000

And now tell me WHY does one need psychotherapy in order to uphold a religious choice to be abstinent? Just tell me ONE reason why would there be need for this kind of stuff to be called “therapy” of any kind?

Knowing Warren’s history this is just another ploy to get some form of reparative therapy some guidse of respectability.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:44:51 +0000

Excerpt from Mark’s abstract that stood out to me:

“It (SIT) emerged as an alternative to the two often-polarized positions typically offered: (a) reorientation therapy, which in practice can run the risk of under-valuing sexual orientation as a diversity variable and (b) gay-affirmative or gay integrative therapy, which in practice can run the risk of under-valuing religion as a diversity variable.”

And then this quote from Erica’s:

“The therapist does not hold out expectations for sexual identity but respects both sexual orientation and religion as primary diversity variables in clinical practice.”

Sounds like ‘neutrality defined’.

Warren, you, of course, were brilliant also just not very quotable in this instance.