Abstract
To better serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and questioning (LGBTQIQ) youth population, counselor educators can assist school counselors-in-training in developing advocacy competencies within their training programs. A focus on advocacy competencies outlined by the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) standards, and infusion of techniques throughout the education process, may increase levels of comfort for neophyte school counselors-in-training when working with LGBTQIQ youth. To increase efficacy in this multicultural population, myriad environments representative of the systemic nature of the school environment and culture must be examined and explored through training processes. These authors discuss intervention strategies for counselor educators to develop future school counselor advocacy, which align with the ACA advocacy competency domain areas.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-375 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- LGBTQIQ ally
- advocacy
- counselor education
- school counseling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health