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Understanding Trauma and Supporting Resilience with LGBT People of Color

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Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients

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In this chapter, the author describes how minority stress influences the lives of LGBT people of color, particularly how these influences shape the patient-provider interaction. In doing so, there is an emphasis on theoretical frameworks healthcare providers may use to frame their work with LGBT people of color, such as the structural competency, multicultural, social justice, and resilience theories. Recommendations for applying these theories to work with LGBT people of color patients are provided.

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  1. Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, The University of Georgia, 402 Aderhold, Athens, GA, 30602-7124, USA

    Anneliese A. Singh PhD

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    Anneliese A. Singh PhD

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  1. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Kristen L. Eckstrand

  2. William B. Castle Society, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Jennifer Potter

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Singh, A.A. (2017). Understanding Trauma and Supporting Resilience with LGBT People of Color. In: Eckstrand, K., Potter, J. (eds) Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54509-7_10

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