School Based Policies Protecting LGBTQ+ Youth

<p>According to the 2017 National School Climate Survey, over half of all LGBTQ+ students reported experiencing LGBTQ+ related discriminatory policies or practices in their schools (GLSEN, 2019). While there is legislation in place that should standardize compliance and equality within school districts, there is often a discrepancy in implementation and follow through in public school systems. This study sought to examine a) school psychologists’ knowledge of federal legislations protecting LGBTQ+ youth, b) school psychologists’ self-report of the implementation of these regulations in their school’s policies, and c) the attitudes of school psychologists working with LGBTQ+ youth. Results indicated that attitude does impact the overall skills utilized in schools by clinicians across the country. Furthermore, grade levels of students serviced have a significant interaction with the amount of knowledge possessed by practitioners.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Tiberi, Amy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tammy L. Hughes
• Jeffrey A. Miller
• Gibbs Y. Kanyango

• LGBTQ+ Studies
• Consultation
• Education Policy
• Professional Training
• School Psychology

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1813

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2818