Author: Brooke, Heather L.

Journal of Psychology & Christianity, Vol. 24(4), Win 2005, pp. 343-351

Abstract: Five years following a groundbreaking symposium at the American Psychological Association’s annual conference, four mental health professionals come together to participate in an interview on what they learned from that experience. The original symposium addressed clinical services for persons who experience same-sex attraction and present with this as a clinical concern. Four different perspectives were offered at that time, two of which were from a gay-affirming perspective and two from a conservative religious perspective. Topics addressed in this interview include questions on insights gained from participating in the symposium, ways in which perspectives have changed since the conference, and future developments in the field.