BEYOND RAINBOWS: Affirming Mental Health Care with Gender and Sexuality Diverse Clients
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Tuesday, October 23, 2018
1 PART 3: RELATIONAL STRUCTURE DIVERSITY
2 WORKING WITH POLYAMOROUS CLIENTS
3 Kel Walters TED Talk on Polyamory
4 A Definition Polyamory is a lifestyle in which a person may have more than one romantic relationship with consent and support expressed for this choice by each of the people concerned. –Weitzman, Davidson, and Phillips, NCSF 2009
5 Polyamory Basics ■ Poly = many/multiple; Amory = love ■ Nonmonogamy or multiple (romantic and/or sexual) relationships ■ Consensual nonmonogamy (CNM) is term often used ■ Different from polygamy/polygany (typically one man with many wives) ■ Consensual (different from cheating) ■ Boundaries are usually negotiated ■ Sometimes differentiated from open marriage