Length: Maximum length is 2 pages. Use the Policy Statement Template to complete this assessment.

References: Include a minimum of five peer-reviewed references (in APA format). Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Preparation

Research current LGBT workplace legislation; hiring, firing, and retention, promotional opportunity, health insurance, or parenting leave. Some suggested keywords for searches include LGBT and: protection in the workplace; inclusion; self-concept; self-esteem; self-efficacy; normalization, discrimination, social support, perceived stress in sexual minorities, et cetera.

Develop a research-based policy statement for your setting that addresses a human resources issue for the LGBT population.

The deliverable for this assessment is a research-based policy statement. Sample policy statements and templates are available on many Internet Web sites, if you wish use them as guides. Use the Policy Statement Template, linked in Resources, to complete this assessment.

The purpose of a policy statement is to state acceptable methods or behaviors in an organization. Essentially, a policy states the organizational values and how those values relate to the organization’s purpose.

Instructions

Assume the role in the scenario described below.

Scenario

You are a consulting organizational psychologist. You have been retained to develop a new policy for the LGBT population in your professional setting (or for a setting from your experience.)

Deliverable

Propose a research-based policy for one specific issue regarding the LGBT population for a setting.

• For example, propose a new policy for hiring, firing, and retention, promotional opportunity, health insurance, or parenting leave.
  • Identify the professional setting related to your experience.
  • The Policy Statement should be two pages, maximum.
    • Brevity does not mean this assessment lacks academic rigor. Disciplined, succinct writing requires thorough knowledge of the subject and excellent writing skills.

Address each of the following elements in your policy statement, using the template provided in the Resources:

• Analyze research related to concepts of self-esteem, self-concept, self-presentation, and self-efficacy for the LGBT population.
• Integrate social psychology principles and research to propose a LGBT policy for a workplace.
• Analyze how the proposed policy and current workplace legislation reflect social psychology principles.
  • How does the research-based proposed policy meet the requirements of current laws?
  • How do laws reflect principles of social psychology?
• Evaluate the implications of a new policy for the organization and individuals.
  • How will this new policy be perceived by others in the organization?
  • How will this affect the organizational culture?
  • What suggestions do you have for addressing resistance or changing the culture?
• Support positions with references from scholarly and professional literature.

• Analyze methods and principles of social psychology and their application to important social phenomena in contemporary society.
  • Analyze research related to concepts of self-esteem, self-concept, self-presentation, and self-efficacy for the LGBT population.
  • Analyze how the proposed policy and current workplace legislation reflect social psychology principles.
• Evaluate the role of the social context (relationships, groups, and culture) in influencing the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals.
  • Evaluate the implications of a new policy for the organization and individuals.
• Synthesize social-psychological theory and research to generate new understandings of social phenomena in contemporary society.
  • Integrate social psychology principles and research to propose a LGBT policy for a workplace.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
  • Support positions with references from scholarly and professional literature.
  • Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and APA format and style.

Library Resources

The following e-books and articles from the Library are linked directly in this course.

• Boisseau, S. (2015). Accepting me as I am: Examining the coming-out experiences of LGBT adults. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 3709611.
• Mason, T. B., Lewis, R. J., Winstead, B. A., & Derlega, V. J. (2015). External and internalized heterosexism among sexual minority women: The moderating roles of social constraints and collective self-esteem. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2(3), 313–320.
• Ball, C. A. (2010). From the closet to the courtroom: Five LGBT rights lawsuits that have changed our nation. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
• Ball, C. A. (2012). The right to be parents. New York, NY: New York University Press.
• Melton, E. N., Cunningham, G. B. (2014). Examining the workplace experiences of sport employees who are LGBT: A social categorization theory perspective. Journal of Sport Management, 28(1), 21–33.
• Zellers, V. L., & Bowers, L. S. (2015). Critical update on LGBT rights in the workplace. Employee Benefit Plan Review, 69(8), 5–7.
• Podkrajsek, R. (2015). Psychologically relevant mechanism of empowerment in LGBT individuals. Romanian Journal of Experimental Applied Psychology, 6(3).
• Teliti, A. (2015). Sexual prejudice and stigma of LGBT people. European Scientific Journal, 11(14), 60–69.

Internet Resources

Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

• The White House Press Office. (2014). Taking action to support LGBT workplace equality is good for business. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/0…
• Combs, W. (2012). LGBT inclusion & diversity in the workplace. Diversity MBA Magazine. Retrieved from http://diversitymbamagazine.com/lgbt-inclusion-div…
• Human Rights Campaign. (n.d.). Advocating for LGBT equality in your workplace. Retrieved from http://www.hrc.org/resources/advocating-for-lgbt-e…
• C-SPAN. (2015). LGBT employees and workplace discrimination[Video]. Retrieved from http://www.c-span.org/video/?324836-1/lgbt-employe…
• All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2014). Self-concept, self-identify, social identity| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2015). Stigma-social and self| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
  • YouTube Khan Academy. (2014). Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology. (2015). The politics of inequality: The undervalued self| Transcript[Video]. Retrieved from
• Bailey, M. (2014). The danger of hiding who you are| Transcript[Video]. TED Talks.com. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/morgana_bailey_the_danger…