Many school counselors are not adequately prepared to competently counsel students who are questioning their sexual identity. Stages of sexual identity formation during adolescence will be explained, and presenters will highlight effective counseling goals and strategies at each stage. The experiences of a 15 year old struggling with her sexual identity and her mother, who is a school counselor, will help to illustrate the complexity of working through these issues. The results of this qualitative case study, including interview videos, will be highlighted.
