2009 20-7 Counseling LGBT Youth: A Survey Research of Attitudes towards LGBT and Training Issues for School Counselors

Shuchu Chao

Anchen Liu
Hungkuang University National Changhua University of Education



The present study was undertaken in order to understand the attitudes school counselors have towards LGBT students, as well as the training they need regarding homosexuality issues. Questionnaires were distributed to 342 counselors, both in senior high schools and colleges, of which 228 were returned. 
People who were younger (age of 40 and below), knowing friends or students were LGBT, graduated from psychology or counseling majors were friendlier towards LGBT students. 
More than eighty percent of the participants indicated there were LGBT students in their schools. Most school counselors, more than 60%, indicated that the campus atmosphere was friendly to LGBT students. However, 38.6% of the participants agreed that LGBT students experienced different types of assault or discrimination. Thirty-four percents of the school counselors had worked with students who were discriminated by their sexual orientation, but only 10% had intervened to create a save and friendly environment for LGBT students. Nevertheless, the participants agreed that school counselors should actively intervene in any kinds of aggression against sexual orientation.
The most difficult problem they had was that LGBT students would not come out to them, and rarely turned to counselors for information or help. On the one hand, the participants agreed that they did not have enough training and knowledge to work with LGBT students. On the other hand, only few school counselors attended LGBT workshops or training programs, and very few schools provided training or information regarding LGBT issues to teachers and faculty members in their campus.
Discussion and suggestions concerning the training issues of how to encourage school counselors to be more actively in creating a friendly environment for LGBT students were then presented.

Keywords
counseling LGBT, counselor training, LGBT , LGBT in campus

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