VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
Exploring the Strengths and Resiliencies of Lesbian and Bisexual Females Who Experienced Dating Violence in a Same-Gender Relationship During Adolescence
Rachel K. Henesy, Jacqueline M. Swank , Cirecie West - Olatunji, and Edil Torres-Rivera
2016
This phenomenological study was conducted to explore the strength and resiliency factors that helped lesbian and bisexual females to overcome experiences of adolescent dating violence with a same-sex/same-gender partner. Individual interviews were held in which participants were asked open-ended questions related to their past experiences. Six themes emerged from the data; five were related to strengths and resiliency factors and the sixth theme was related to challenges to accessing resources. The themes found were a) goals, b) support/trust, c) validation/relating to others, d) self as priority/boundaries, e)
values, and f) lack of cultural competence/marginalization.
Keywords: LGBT, strength, strength-based, resiliency, cultural competence, adolescent,
dating violence.