Abstract: Discusses the status of training about sexual orientation in counselor education and the importance of including gender-related issues. Presents a brief review of research on lesbian/gay gender issues, and describes a course designed to prepare counselors-in-training. (JPS)

Title: Providing Training about Sexual Orientation in Counselor Education.
Author: Whitman, Joy S.
Journal Citation: Counselor Education and Supervision, v35 n2 p168-76 Dec 1995
ISSN: 0011-0035
Publication Year: 1995
Document Type: Position Paper (120); Project Description (141); Journal Article (080)
Target Audience: Policymakers
ERIC Identifier: EJ521268
Clearinghouse Identifier: CG548394
Available from: UMI
This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).

Descriptors: * Counselor Training; * Graduate Students; Higher Education; Homophobia; * Homosexuality; Mental Health Workers; Sexual Identity; Social Bias

Identifiers: Heterosexist Bias; *Sexual Orientation