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OC Resources

For Counsellors

Psychotherapy Guidelines
Guidelines for counselling with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/guidelines.html

Singapore Association of Social Workers
Guidelines for social workers working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients in Singapore. Specifically in Section A7 and D6.
http://www.sasw.org.sg/site/constitution/code-of-professional-ethics-preamble-guiding-principles.html

Singapore Association for Counselling
Guidelines for counsellors working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients in Singapore. Specifically in Section A8 and A10.
http://www.sac-counsel.org.sg/ethics.html

Heterosexual Bias
Avoiding heterosexual bias in counselling language
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/language.html

Therapeutic Response One
Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (PDF file 817kb)
www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/therapeutic-response.pdf

Therapeutic Response Two
Responding therapeutically to client expressions of sexual attraction
http://www.apa.org/videos/4310570.html

Eyes of Queer
Queer eye for the straight counsellor
http://www.joekort.com/PDF/Queer%20Eye%20for%20the%20Straight%20Therapist.pdf

Sexual Prejudice
Understanding homophobia and heterosexism
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/sexual_prejudice.html

Defining the Queer
Gay and lesbian terms and definitions
http://www.joekort.com/articles21.htm

Reparative Therapy
A question of therapeutic integrity
http://www.joekort.com/articles35.htm

Homosexual Arousal of Homophobic Men (PDF 594kb))
Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?
http://www.oogachaga.com-a.googlepages.com/homophobia_and_homosexual_arousal.pdf

Disadvantages of Homosexuals (Statistics)
Depressing but useful statistics that speak for LGBTQ acceptance and rights
http://www.oogachaga.com/?q=node/116

British Psychological Society
Lesbian and gay psychology section
http://www.bps.org.uk/sub-sites$/lesgay/lesgay_home.cfm

Just the facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth from APA (PDF 256 kb)
A primer for Principals, Educators and personnel
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/justthefacts.pdf

For a better understanding of sexual orientation and homosexuality from APA
APA's brochure on understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality
http://www.apa.org/topics/sorientation.html

Australian Psychological Society
Lesbian and gay psychology section
http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/glip/

Gay Identity Development Trajectories by Clarence Singam
Gay identity integration models for Singapore gay men
http://www.oogachaga.com/?q=node/117

OC Transgender Survey Report by Xavier Wang (PDF file 110kb)
Understanding the needs and concerns of the Singapore transgendered community
http://www.oogachaga.com-a.googlepages.com/emergingInsightsAndPerspectives-ARep.pdf

Answers to your questions on Transgender Individuals and Gender Indentity by APA
http://www.apa.org/topics/transgender.html

If  you have any other material which you think is relevant and useful for the LGBTQ communities, please email the copy of the article or link to contact@oogachaga.com