In this second issue of volume 12 of the Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, four pertinent empirical studies are included and briefly introduced here. The first manuscript is a quantitative study that explored the relationship among self-acceptance and parental satisfaction and efficacy in a sample of lesbian and gay parents. Based on this study’s findings, the authors suggested that parenting classes and counseling for lesbian and gay parents may increase parental skills and confidence. The second study used a content analysis to examine how counselors assess gender, sex, sexual and affectional orientation in intake paperwork. The third study, a qualitative investigation, incorporated grounded theory and situational analysis to explore how counselor educators integrate LGBTQ+ competencies into counselor training and professional work. The authors offer pragmatic strategies for how educators may include LGBTQ+ competencies into counselor preparation. The final empirical study that closes out this issue is a qualitative study that explored LGBT counseling students’ experiences of microaggressions in their respective counselor education programs. The authors present implications for counselor training that could remove barriers for LGBTQ+ counselors-in-training and assist counseling programs to be more inclusive. After reading the articles, do not forget that you can complete the Continuing Education (CE) questions at the end of this issue in order to earn CE credits. Finally, a special thank you to Carol Burns-Wortham, assistant to the editor, for her dedication and hard work.

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在《咨询中的 LGBT 问题杂志》第 12 卷的第二期中，包括并简要介绍了四项相关的实证研究。第一份手稿是一项定量研究，在女同性恋和男同性恋父母的样本中探讨了自我接纳与父母满意度和效能之间的关系。根据这项研究的发现，作者建议为女同性恋和男同性恋父母提供育儿课程和咨询可能会提高父母的技能和信心。第二项研究使用内容分析来检查辅导员如何评估入学文书中的性别、性、性和情感取向。第三项研究是一项定性调查，结合扎根理论和情境分析，探讨辅导员教育者如何将 LGBTQ+ 能力整合到辅导员培训和专业工作中。作者提供了有关教育者如何将 LGBTQ+ 能力纳入辅导员准备工作的实用策略。结束这个问题的最后一项实证研究是一项定性研究，该研究探讨了 LGBT 辅导学生在各自辅导员教育计划中的微攻击经历。作者提出了对辅导员培训的影响，这可以消除 LGBTQ+ 培训辅导员的障碍，并帮助辅导计划更具包容性。阅读文章后，不要忘记您可以完成本期末尾的继续教育 (CE) 问题以获得 CE 学分。最后，特别感谢编辑助理 Carol Burns-Wortham，感谢她的奉献和辛勤工作。