Treatment w/ LGBT Clients
Prevalence and Numbers
Intersectionality
100

This relationship is the most important when working with LGBTQ clients and substance abuse

What is the therapeutic alliance/relationship?

100

This is the percentage of LGBT adults who have used an illicit drug in the past year.

What is 39%?

100

Under these circumstances, LGBTQ youth of color are willing to talk to school staff about their safety concerns and sexual preferences

What is if they are genuine and willing to keep confidentiality?

200

This is one way (out of many, but name one) therapists can become more culturally competent in working with LGBT clients

What is therapist examining own biases, assumptions, worldviews and seeking consultation or supervision if necessary; cultural sensitivity training?

200

This is the percentage of sexual majority adults who have used an illicit drug in the past year

What is 17%? (compare to LGBT population)

200

This group of individuals report less involvement in gay/lesbian/bisexual community activities and are less comfortable with others knowing their sexual minority status

Who are Latino and Black youth?

300

This type of counseling is not suggested if the client is not comfortable disclosing or discussing their sexual orientation and identity

What is family/couples counseling?

300

This is the percentage of LGBT adults who have illicit drug or alcohol use disorder (2015), compared to this percentage of sexual majority adults with an illicit drug or alcohol use disorder

What is 15% vs. 8%?

300

This group of people have greater risk of problematic substance use than heterosexual women of color and white sexual minority women

Who are sexual minority women of color?

400

This type of stress is prevalent in LGBTQ clients and may affect compliance in seeking substance abuse treatment

What is minority stress?

400

This is the percentage of LGBT adults with a substance use disorder who received treatment in 2015 at a specialty facility for substance use problems

What is only 15%?

400

This type of experience is related to higher rates of substance use disorders among sexual minorities

What is discrimination?

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