Identifying Counselor Competencies for Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Tania Israel, PhD Kristi Ketz, PhD Pamela M. Detrie, PhD Mary C. Burke, PhD Julie L. Shulman, PhD ABSTRACT. This study used a modified Delphi technique to identify knowledge, attitude, and skill components of counselor competence with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients. Twenty-two expert panelists identified 274 areas of knowledge, 120 attitudes, and 146 skills neces- sary to work effectively with LGB clients. These items were classified into 31 knowledge, 23 attitude, and 31 skill categories by the research team. Thirty-two expert panelists rated the categories based on importance for counselor competence with LGB clients. Based on experts’ responses, titles of several categories were adjusted and three new categories were At the time of the study, Tania Israel, Kristi Ketz, Pamela M. Detrie, Mary C. Burke, and Julie L. Shulman were affiliated with the Department of Counseling, Edu- cational Psychology and Research, The University of Memphis. Address correspondence to: Tania Israel, PhD, Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Program, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 (E-mail: tisrael@education.ucsb.edu). A paper based on this study was presented in August 2000 at the 108th Annual Con- vention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. This study was supported in part by the Faculty Research Grant Program at the University of Mem- phis. Ordering of authorship does not reflect the collaborative nature of the research team, and it should be noted that all authors made significant contributions to the pro- ject. Our appreciation to Don Atkinson for comments on drafts of this article. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, Vol. 7(4) 2003 http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JGLP  2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Object Identifier: 10.1300/J236v07n04_02 3