ABSTRACT

While there is increasing awareness of diversity within school-based practice amongst educational psychologists (EPs), one overlooked group is arguably children born intersex, whose needs are often not identified or understood. This research reports an exploratory interview design with a single case to understand the role of an EP in casework undertaken with an intersex young person. Data gathered from a semi-structured interview were analysed using thematic analysis with themes relating to the EP role emerging, under the overarching issue of “acceptance versus denial”. This described the conflicting issues of accepting the young person’s identity, alongside the need to protect confidentiality, create a safe space and avoid stigma. Recruitment issues suggested that EPs are not identifying working with intersex children, limiting the range and scope of this study. It is hoped that although small scale, this research will encourage further discussion and debate about how EPs can support intersex children and young people (CYP).

摘要

尽管教育心理学家（EP）对基于学校的实践中的多样性的认识不断提高，但可以忽略的一个群体可以说是生于双性恋的孩子，他们的需求通常未被发现或理解。这项研究报告了一个案例的探索性访谈设计，以了解EP在与双性恋年轻人一起进行的案例研究中的作用。在“接受与否定”这一首要问题下，使用主题分析对与半结构化访谈收集的数据进行了分析，并提出了与EP角色有关的主题。这描述了接受年轻人身份的矛盾问题，以及保护机密性，创造安全空间和避免污名化的需要。招聘问题表明，EP并未确定与双性恋儿童合作，限制了这项研究的范围和范围。希望尽管规模较小，但这项研究将鼓励就EPs如何支持双性恋儿童和青少年（CYP）进行进一步的讨论和辩论。