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Running head: GROUP PROPOSAL Group Proposal Group Counseling Rationale for Group Proposal: As a reflection of societal culture, schools serve as primary units of socialization for children and adolescents. Through their prescribed curriculum, rules and disciplinary actions, schools communicate societal messages to students and the community at large regarding appropriate norms, values and beliefs. Unfortunately, at times, these messages can communicate rejection and intolerance towards certain populations. This is often the case for gay/lesbian/bisexual (hereinafter g/l/b) individuals. Despite the current multicultural counseling trend, the g/l/b population remains unrecognized and ignored by many school counseling professionals. G/l/b†¦show more content†¦When a counselor chooses to work with the g/l/b population, he or she should assess their own attitudes, knowledge, skills, and commitment to this important work. In his journal article, Meyer (2003) researched the prevalence of mental disorders in g/l/b individuals. G/l/b individuals were found to be more likely than heterosexuals to suffer from substance abuse disorders, affective disorders and suicidal ideation. Suicide, in particular, is a serious social issue. It has been found that g/l/b adolescents have rates of suicide attempts at least four times those of heterosexual youth (Bagley, 2000). Meyers (2003) contends that minority stress (i.e., stigma, prejudice, and discrimination that creates a hostile and stressful social environment) causes increased mental health problems. There are three processes of minority stress relevant to g/l/b individuals: (a) external, objective stressful events, (b) expectations of such events, and (c) the intern alization of negative societal attitudes. However, g/l/b persons can learn to cope with and overcome adverse effects of stress. Group counseling is one avenue that can have mental health benefits. 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