Creating developmentally appropriate, safe counseling environments for transgender youth: The critical role of school counselors

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 215-234

  Singh, Anneliese A ^a   Burnes, Theodore R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental; School counseling; School counselors; Transgender; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650252687     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538600903379457     Document Type: Article

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