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Communique, 2018
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) believes school psychologists are ethically obligated to ensure all youth with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and/or gender expressions, are able to develop and express their personal identities in a school climate that is safe, accepting, and respectful of all persons and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Student Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
Stathatos, Michele E.; Watson, Ryan J.; Sulkowski, Michael L. – Communique, 2016
Awareness of peer victimization and resilience among LGBT youth is important to the practice of competent school psychologists. Research illustrates the negative effects attributable to peer victimization and social risk. This paper highlights how building resiliency and fostering protective factors can help reduce peer victimization and its…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Victims, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
DuBois, Coraline; Losoff, Rachel – Communique, 2015
Transgender students have unique and intense needs to be addressed for a safer and more inclusive school experience. Experiencing harassment and feeling unsafe at school can lead to negative educational outcomes, such as depression, victimization, poor academic outcomes, substance abuse, school avoidance, risky sexual behavior, suicidal ideation,…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Inclusion, Educational Environment, School Safety
Mule, Christina; Lippus, Kathleen; Santora, Kimberly; Cicala, Gina; Smith, Bethany; Cataldo, Jessica; Li, Chieh – Communique, 2009
A commitment to social justice is integral to being an effective school psychologist. While social justice is a term that is not easily defined, professionals in school psychology have characterized it as the idea that all students are entitled to be treated with fairness and respect. Though individual conceptions of social justice may vary, a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Needs, Homeless People