University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
Abstract
Social work education on LGBT populations has focused on practice with, rather than the
challenges of research with, LGBT people. Similarly, scholarly attention has been paid to
methods for teaching about research, but there is a lack of focus on the intricacies involved in
conducting research with marginalized populations. To address this gap within social work
education, the authors developed a new approach for teaching LGBT research and diversity
competencies: a year-long LGBT Research Seminar. This outlines the process of developing the
successful seminar and highlights the project outcomes