- PMD: 5,8
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- recognize the unique challenges faced by transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming (TNG) students in terms of social support and school belonging;
- learn the differences in perceived social support from various sources and types between TNG students and their cisgender peers; and
- explore implications of these findings and potential strategies for improving social support and promoting a sense of school belonging for TNG students.
Description
Investigate differences in social support for trans and gender nonconforming students and their cisgender peers, how this support is associated with school belonging, and how you can help!
Presenter(s)
Megan L. Gilbertson, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
