Discourse of a Mormon Ally in Supervision

Jennifer Gess

doi:10.1080/15538605.2016.1157555

Discourse of a Mormon Ally in Supervision

Jennifer Gess^*

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University

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Abstract

Counselors-in-training (CIT) who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also referred to as the Mormon Church) may face internal dissonance when counseling clients who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). This article explores the experience of a self-identified Mormon CIT who was supervised over the course of one semester by a lesbian-identified supervisor while developing as an LGB ally. Critical discourse analysis methodology was conducted to investigate the supervisory experience. In conclusion, suggestions for ally development during supervision are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	78-96
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2016.1157555
State	Published - Apr 2 2016

Keywords

ally
discourse analysis
LGB
Mormon
supervision

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Gender Studies
Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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