Qualitative Study on Cis-Male Students’ Gender Perspectives in the Couple and Family Therapy Classroom

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to hear cis-male participants' voices after completing a gender-training course in a Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education couple and family therapy program. Participants' narratives included reactions and responses to being shaped by the dominant society, their thoughts about self-transformation, and behaviors associated with this change. Moreover, the authors addressed the implications of gender role conflict on males in couple and family therapy training courses.