Title

Supporting Youth in the Coming-Out Process: Theory-Based Programming

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

This article outlines the problems faced by today's same-sex attracted youth and provides a framework for administrators, social workers, and teachers to develop well-planned and specifically targeted supports for this often vulnerable population. Research on risk factors for same-sex attracted youth are reviewed, and three theories of coming out (stage models, constructivist models, and a self-psychology theory) are interwoven to provide a retheorizing of coming out appropriate to our same-sex attracted youth in our present-day communities. Specific recommendations for clinical social work practice follow from this examination of the coming-out process. © 2014 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Volume

84

Issue

1

First Page

107

Last Page

129

DOI

10.1080/00377317.2014.861173

ISSN

00377317

E-ISSN

15530426

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