A lifelong, developmental, contextual, personal and interpersonal process related to acknowledging, accepting, embracing, and choosing to share an identity/identities with others.
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Culturally Affirming School Counseling for LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth
Stacy A. Pinto (University of Denver, USA) and Jillian M. Blueford (University of Denver, USA)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 31
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9514-5.ch006
Abstract
This chapter brings awareness to culturally affirming school counseling practices in support of youth who carry lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, two-spirit, gender expansive, queer, questioning, intersex, agender, asexual, aromantic, pan*, poly*, and other related identities (LGBTGEQIAP+) toward creating safe, inclusive, and affirming educational environments that foster connectedness and allow all students to develop and achieve consistent with their peers and abilities. The authors build and fortify the reader's awareness before outlining resources and practices in support of culturally affirming school counseling for LGBTGEQIAP+ youth by providing an overview of issues faced by this community and relevant standards and competencies for best practice in serving the population.