Lead the Support for LGBTQ Students: From Good Intentions to Action
Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 1:30 PM–2:30 PM EDT
Athena AB
Target Audience
Middle
Secondary
Counselor Educator/Supervisor
School Administrator
Secondary
Counselor Educator/Supervisor
School Administrator
Please select the interest areas (or track) your proposal covers
Issues in Counseling
Mental Health Awareness
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Mental Health Awareness
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Abstract
In supporting LGBTQ students, counselors often have good intentions, but struggle to be meaningful. We are frequently unsure of what to do when situations arise or when we are consulted. How can we be confident and intentional? Participants will examine an LGBTQ Student Action Decision Making Model. They will then review a professional development created for middle school teachers to support a transgender student. Participants will then look a real-life scenarios and apply the model.