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    LGBTQ Students Reflection

    Challenges and risks that LGBTQ students may face

    There is a dearth of research concerning the career development and counselling issues that are

    relevant for high school students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ).

    As such, little is known to understand LGBTQ students when it comes to their career-related struggles

    and needs. This article attempts to examine the career development needs of LGBTQ high school

    students, addressing and analysing career problems from the unique circumstances of this student

    population. To do so, it provides an overview of the various career-related issues afflicting LGBTQ high

    school students. It then proposes a series of career guidance and counselling intervention

    considerations that We urge that it is of essential importance that school guidance counsellors are

    empathetic and knowledgeable about the unique challenges and struggles experienced by the LGBTQ

    students as they explore and comprehend viable options in their work life and career direction. It is

    equally important that counsellors are competent and skillful helpers who are ready to guide and aid

    these students in exploring career dynamics and coping with career problems in their

    school-to-school and/or school-to-work transitions. To this end, much more effort and attention

    is still needed to enrich the literature, as well as to strengthen and augment career counselling

    interventions for LGBTQ students. are tailored to address the specific career needs and challenges of the

    LGBTQ high school students.Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) students

    oftenface considerable isolation, discrimination, and violence at school, which can exacerbate the acute
    psychosocial and academic problems they already encounter.

    LGBTQ students that are bullied suffer from emotional, psychological, and educational problems. These

    include absenteeism, poor academic performance and achievement, and even diminished educational

    aspirations (Bontempo & D'Augelli, 2002; Jones & Clarke, 2007; Kosciw et al., 2010).

    Hence, LGBTQ youth cannot draw on the support, experience, and wisdom of their family regarding how

    to navigate a minority identity within the dominant hetero- and gender-normative culture. Thus, LGBTQ

    students can be intensely isolated with minimal resources to draw upon.

    How we (as school counselors) can work with them in a positive, productive, supportive, and

    encouraging role as professionals.

    When these groups welcome students of any sexual orientation or gender identity, their primary aim is

    to provide a safe, supportive, and positive space for LGBTQ students and their allies. Establishing and

    supporting GSA’s can be a powerful means by which school counselors create safer school climates for

    LGBTQ students and redress the pressing psychosocial issues facing LGBTQ youth in our schools.

    LGBTQ youth are especially vulnerable to both verbal and physical harassment from their peers. Recent

    data provide alarming examples of how schools, instead of a place to learn and develop socially, can be

    a hostile environment for LGBTQ students. The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

    conducted the most comprehensive nationwide survey, the 2009 National School Climate Survey of over

    7,000 LGBTQ (Kosciw, Greytak, Diaz, & Bartkiewicz, 2010).

    By taking incremental, tangible, and concrete steps to support LGBTQ students, school counselors can

    become powerful advocates and begin to actualize social justice advocacy for their LGBTQ students.
    We urge that it is of essential importance that school guidance counsellors are empathetic and

    knowledgeable about the unique challenges and struggles experienced by the LGBTQ students as they

    explore and comprehend viable options in their worklife and career direction. It is equally important

    that counsellors are competent and skillful helpers who are ready to guide and aid these students in

    exploring career dynamics and coping with career problems in their school-to-school and/or school-to-

    work transitions. To this end, much more effort and attention is still needed to enrich the literature, as

    well as to strengthen and augment career counselling interventions for LGBTQ students.

    Regards

    Sevcan Acikgoz

    References

    Kosciw, J. G., Greytak, E. A., Diaz, E. M., & Bartkiewicz, M. J. (2010). The 2009 National School Climate
    Survey: The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in our nation’s schools. New
    York, NY: GLSEN.

    Bontempo, D. E., & D'Augelli, A. R. (2002). Effects of at-school victimization and sexual orientation on
    lesbian, gay, or bisexual youths' health risk behavior. The Journal Of Adolescent Health, 30, 364-374.
    doi:10.1016/S1054-139X(01)00415-3

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