Best Practices for Professional School Counselors Working with LGBTQ Youth

Kristopher M. Goodrich Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Amney J. Harper Department of Professional Counseling, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

Melissa Luke Counseling and Human Services Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

Anneliese A. Singh Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

Abstract

This article provides an overview of best practices for professional school counselors working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) youth. The authors provide a rationale for this work and introduce ethical and legal issues that further support this work. Authors then introduce potential points of professional school counselor collaboration across a comprehensive, developmental model of school counseling. The article concludes with a review of systemic change strategies that can facilitate a school culture that supports the unique needs of all youth, specifically LGBTQ youth.

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