This news story really upset me, because the APA is undermining how hard Biblical counselors and pastors work in turning homersexuals into normal straight people.
This is outrageous. There are many faith-driven people who have cast off the demons of homosexuality and are now proud to call themselves ex-gays. With one swell swoop, the APA is doing their part in damning people to Hell by validating abomination.
Psychologists repudiate gay-to-straight therapy
The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.
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In dealing with gay clients from conservative faiths, says the report, therapists should be "very cautious" about suggesting treatments aimed at altering their same-sex attractions.
"Practitioners can assist clients through therapies that do not attempt to change sexual orientation, but rather involve acceptance, support and identity exploration and development without imposing a specific identity outcome," the report says.
The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.
...
In dealing with gay clients from conservative faiths, says the report, therapists should be "very cautious" about suggesting treatments aimed at altering their same-sex attractions.
"Practitioners can assist clients through therapies that do not attempt to change sexual orientation, but rather involve acceptance, support and identity exploration and development without imposing a specific identity outcome," the report says.
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