Comments on: Homosexuality and Psychotherapy: An Interview with Nicholas Cummings http://www.bloggernews.net/15451 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:32:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Warren Throckmorton http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7261 Warren Throckmorton Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:20:50 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7261 When clients are in distress over these values conflicts, they look for ways to live in accord with their beliefs. Those beliefs may not be yours but they should be respected. Dr. Cummings also treated many homosexuals that did not experience conflict. When clients are in distress over these values conflicts, they look for ways to live in accord with their beliefs. Those beliefs may not be yours but they should be respected. Dr. Cummings also treated many homosexuals that did not experience conflict.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7197 Romeo Vitelli Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:37:32 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7197 And yet you are still talking about treating homosexuality in a clinical context. How else can that be done than by regarding it as something to be "cured"? I somehow doubt that a heterosexual patient seeking to become homosexual (for whatever reason) would be regarded in quite the same way. And yet you are still talking about treating homosexuality in a clinical context. How else can that be done than by regarding it as something to be “cured”? I somehow doubt that a heterosexual patient seeking to become homosexual (for whatever reason) would be regarded in quite the same way.

]]> By: Warren Throckmorton http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7186 Warren Throckmorton Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:05:14 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7186 Perhaps you missed this part: <i>Of the universe of gays we saw in Kaiser, 67% had good outcomes. Of those, 20% were successful in reorientation, with the remaining 80% pursuing sane, sexually responsible gay lives. </i> Dr. Cummings nowhere here is identified as a reparative therapist. He honors clients values but this goes both ways. Perhaps you missed this part: Of the universe of gays we saw in Kaiser, 67% had good outcomes. Of those, 20% were successful in reorientation, with the remaining 80% pursuing sane, sexually responsible gay lives.

Dr. Cummings nowhere here is identified as a reparative therapist. He honors clients values but this goes both ways.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7175 Romeo Vitelli Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:24:41 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/15451#comment-7175 It's interesting that the focus of the treatment involving changing sexual orientation seems exclusively geared to helping homosexuals become more heterosexual. Can Dr. Cummings and others who offer reparative therapy truly claim to provide bias-free treatment so long as heterosexuality is deemed to be the norm? That is certainly the impression that I am left with from reading this post. It’s interesting that the focus of the treatment involving changing sexual orientation seems exclusively geared to helping homosexuals become more heterosexual. Can Dr. Cummings and others who offer reparative therapy truly claim to provide bias-free treatment so long as heterosexuality is deemed to be the norm? That is certainly the impression that I am left with from reading this post.

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