APA Symposium to Examine Alternatives to Claiming a Gay Identity

Dr. Mark Yarhouse, Associate Professor of Psychology at Regent University, will chair a symposium at the 2004 annual conference of the American Psychological Association titled, "Sexual Identity Confusion During Adolescence: Religious, Diversity and Professional issues."

The symposium brings together different perspectives on sexual identity confusion during adolescence and young adulthood.

Two participants, Dr. A. Lee Beckstead and Marybeth Rayes, are presenting papers from a gay-affirmative perspective, while Dr. Yarhouse and Dr. Warren Throckmorton are giving papers from an alternative perspective.

Dr. Yarhouse's paper is titled, "An Inclusive Approach to Navigating Sexual Identity Confusion in Adolescence" and Dr. Throckmorton's paper is titled, "Identity Confusion During Young Adulthood: Working with Conservative Religious Clients."

The APA conference is being held in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 28-July 31.