Let's Get This Straight: A Gay- and Lesbian-Affirming Approach to Child Welfare
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Using an ecological perspective to highlight five principle areas of child welfare, Mallon discusses each in terms of how they pertain to individuals and families whose lives are effected by issues of sexual orientation. Let's Get This Straight uncovers and challenges the pervasive incidence of "heterocentrism" within the social work profession, drawing upon case studies and in-depth interviews to illustrate the degree to which myths and stereotypes about gay and lesbian youth detrimentally affect those most in need of assistance. Jeane W. Anastas Everyone concerned with child welfare in the United States today should read this book. Based on original research and years of work with child welfare agencies throughout the nation, Mallon addresses child welfare professionals clearly and directly about affirmative and effective practice with the gay and lesbian people they serve. Numerous case vignettes bring the practice principles and the unmet human needs vividly to life.
PrefaceIXAcknowledgmentsXIIIIntroduction: Reinventing Child Welfare Services11Competent Child Welfare Services for Gay/Lesbian Children, Youth, and Their Families132Keeping Families Together: Family-Centered Services and Issues of Sexual Orientation353Protecting Gay/Lesbian Children and Youth: Issues of Abuse, Neglect, and Familial Violence574Sexual Orientation and the Law: Legal Issues in Child Welfare795Gays and Lesbians as Adoptive and Foster Parents936Meeting the Needs of Gay/Lesbian Children and Youth in Out-of-Home-Care Placements1097Runaways and Homeless Gay and Lesbian Youth1278Locked in the Child Welfare Closet-Who's Got the Key?143References153Index183
