Community-based approach to Sexual Minorities

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530902
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Naruto University of Education
• Principal Investigator: KASAI Makiko 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (70294733)
• Research Collaborator: CRAIG Rooney S. University of Missouri-Columbia ; OKAHASHI Yoko 高知県スクールカウンセラー ; ITO Ruriko 兵庫教育大学, 大学院連合学校教育実践学専攻 ; KUBO Yuko 医療法人社団三和会, しおかぜ病院, 臨床心理士 ; TOGUCHI Takuya 兵庫教育大学, 大学院連合学校教育実践学専攻
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: セクシュアル・マイノリティ / 同性愛・両性愛 / 性同一性障がい / 性別違和 / 地域援助 / 教員 / 意識変容 / プログラム開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study were 1) establishing an LGBT support group for LGBT youth and their friends and family members, and 2) developing an LGBT sensitivity program for teachers and counselors. In 2011, we established SAG Tokushima, which is a community-based LGBT support group, and since then, we have organized self-help groups, family counseling, individual counseling, workshops, and LGBT festivals. We also developed an LGBT sensitivity program for teachers and counselors and conducted its short and long versions several times. We conducted two questionnaire surveys before and after the program. Results showed that after the program, scores for homophobia decreased and those for self-efficacy in dealing with LGBT students or clients increased.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学