Kevin Gogin

Kevin Gogin, MFT
School Health Programs
Student Support Services Department
San Francisco Unified School District
                  
Kevin Gogin, has been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1989. He was hired in 2000 to develop the first comprehensive program addressing LGBT issues within a school setting: Support Services for LGBT Youth. Since its inception, he has worked on safe school planning, classroom intervention, and curriculum development and implementation. Most recently, he has collaborated with a team to create the first-ever school district sponsored website that addresses LGBT issues that includes curriculum, data, and school based activities.

Kevin is the Department Liaison with city agencies coordinating the High School Wellness Programs, which provide mental health and nursing services, and referrals at 15 high schools.

He also acts as the point person for Crisis Response for the District. In addition, he provides training on a variety of counseling and intervention strategies including classroom response for crises, drug and alcohol intervention, adolescent reproductive health, and lgbt risk factors and school interventions.

Kevin has spoken at a number of conferences regarding LGBT youth issues including the American Association of Suicidology, American School Health Association, and California Association of School Social Workers.