Working with Family, Friends, and Allies of LBGT Youth

Working with Family, Friends, and Allies of LBGT Youth

Blog Article

As a historically marginalized population, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Tie youth are at risk for myriad negative outcomes and as a result, seek counseling services at disproportionate rates.Although the role of family, friends, and allies (FFA) has been supported as a resiliency factor with LGBT youth, minimal attention has been given to the inclusion of FFA in counseling interventions.Building on the developmental, preventative, and wellness foundation, this manuscript utilizes an ecological approach to identify Acrylic Puzzle points of entry for systemic interventions with FFA across the micro, meso, exo, and macro levels (Bronfenbrenner, 2005) of LGBT youth experience.