BRE 207 Critical Evaluation of Evidence in Gender and Sexuality Research

BRE 207 Critical Evaluation of Evidence in Gender and Sexuality Research

Presentations Included:

• Professor Paul Sullins & Dr. Christopher Rosik – Change Allowing Therapies: Effectiveness & Alleged Harms
• Professor Paul Sullins – Correcting a False Narrative: Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) reduces suicide and relieves minority stress, for both minors and adults: Correcting a false research narrative (2021)
• Dr. Christopher Rosik – Are Stigma and Homophonia the Primary Cause of Mental Health Distress for Non-Heterosecuals: The limitations of and alternatives to Minority Stress Theory (2021)

In this course, you will gain the biblical discernment and analytical skills needed to critically assess popular claims against change-allowing therapies. Drawing on key presentations from Dr. Christopher Rosik, Professor Paul Sullins, and international legal contexts, the course helps practitioners develop discernment when confronting cultural and institutional resistance to counselling and therapy that centers human flourishing and is congruent with a biblical worldview. You will gain clarity on key terms, analyze how harm narratives are constructed through flawed research, learn to refute false research narratives used to discredit biblically aligned therapeutic practices, understand how research distortion shapes legislation and ethics in their field, and develop the ability to respond to regulatory and cultural pressure using accurate data and ethical reasoning.

This course fulfills the following learning goals:

1. Define key terms used in policy and public discourse, such as SAFE-T, SOCE, MST, APA, LGBTQIA+, ideology, bias (IFTCC A2).
2. Identify common myths about SAFE-T and the research methods used to support them (IFTCC A2).
3. Identify evidence from published research that contradicts the harm narrative (IFTCC A2).
4. Explain the role of ideological bias in shaping research framing and publication trends (IFTCC A2).
5. Describe how research design limitations and interpretive framing influence policy and professional discourse (IFTCC A1, A2).

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