The effects of homophobia, legislation, and local policies on heterosexual pupil services professionals' likelihood of incorporating gay affirming behaviors in their professional work with sexual minority youths in public schools

Research suggests that non-judgmental, unbiased counseling (that includes an advocacy component) is effective in addressing the psycho-social needs of sexual minority youths--a population of students considered at-risk (Reynolds & Koski, 1994; Savin-Williams, 1994). The ability to provide such s...

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Main Author: Smith, Lance Santoro
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2007
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2368
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3367&context=etd