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Counselors' perceptions of sexual minorities.
Abstract
The needs of gay, lesbian. Bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) students, perceptions of counselors, which interfere with meeting those needs and a pilot program for influencing those perceptions is discussed.
Introduction
In the United States, our increasingly diverse society necessitates a multicultural approach to education and educator preparation in order to influence attitudes toward students of diverse cultures. Negative attitudes prevent some educational systems from addressing the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) students who are one of the last minorities to be acknowledged. This paper addresses a variety ...
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