Abstract
Sexual minority and gender expansive youth often experience bullying in schools. However, no study to date has provided school-wide LGBTQ-specific antibullying interventions grounded in current national and state laws and policies, nor the professional ethical responsibilities of school counselors. This literature review describes the context of school bullying for this marginalized population and highlights laws and policies preventing the necessary care LGBTQ students need to optimize their school and mental health outcomes. The role of counselors in preventing LGBTQ bullying—and creating a safe school climate—is explored and contextualized with respect to the professional ethics of school counselors. Finally, LGBTQ antibullying interventions that can be implemented by school counselors are examined.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 325-342 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Creativity in Mental Health |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- Antibullying
- LGBTQ students
- prevention
- school counselors
- school-wide interventions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
