GRADUATE-STUDENTS TRAINING EXPERIENCES WITH LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ISSUES

The doctoral training experiences of 69 counseling and 38 clinical psy chology graduate students in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues p rior to internship were examined. Descriptive statistics repealed that training in these issues was inadequate. A majority of respondents di d not feel that their course work prepared them well to work with LGB clients. Less training was provided in bisexual issues than gay or les bian issues. Comparisons between clinical and counseling respondents i ndicated that counseling programs had better records of training in LG B issues. Multiple regressions revealed several predictors of responde nts' feelings of preparation to work with LGB clients, including forma l training experiences, encouragement to explore heterosexist biases, modeling by trainers, and personal experiences and contacts. Results v aried by target group (i.e., patterns of prediction differed for prepa ration to work with lesbian women, gay men, or bisexual people). Impli cations for training and suggestions for future research are discussed .