Activism in the schools: Providing LGBTQ affirmative training to school counselors

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 143-154

  Whitman, Joy S ^a   Horn, Stacey S ^b   Boyd, Cynthia J ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Community based organizations; Counseling; Counseling psychology; Gay; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Questioning; Schools; Transgender; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249039461     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v11n03_08     Document Type: Article

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