Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice: Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
This volume offers an invaluable resource for both social work educators and practitioners working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) clients and their families. It is the first such work to specifically address issues affecting bisexual and transgender people as well as the larger concerns of the GLBT community.\ Contributors present specific, practical suggestions for effective knowledge-based and skills-based practice with GLBT clients. Topics include heterosexism and...
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Broad yet in-depth, this volume offers an invaluable resource for both social work educators and practitioners working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients and their families. It is the first such work to specifically address issues affecting bisexual and transgender individuals.Topics discussed include heterosexism and homophobia, GLBT identity development, GLBT adolescents and older adults, healthcare concerns, workplace issues, sex reassignment, and AIDS. The contributors also consider intragroup issues of race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status.
1Sexual orientation and gender identity expression32A historical perspective183Oppression, prejudice, and discrimination434Gay, lesbian, and bisexual identity development815Transgender identity1056Coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender1297Psychosocial support for families of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people1538Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender adolescents1779Gay male relationships and families19610Lesbian relationships and families21611Bisexual relationships and families24312Transgender emergence within families26313Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender aging28414Health concerns for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals30715Transgender health issues34316Violence, hate crimes, and hate language36417Religion and spirituality38418Workplace issues40519Social welfare policy and advocacy42720Toward affirmative practice460App. AWords and symbols of GLBT culture471App. BGLBT resources477
\ PsycCritiques - Gabriel Rupp & James Vaughn\ ...a must read for anyone in the helping professions, from medicine to counseling to education itself.\ \ \ \ \ \ Health & Social Work - Stephanie K. Swann\ The book is a thorough summary of practice and policy issues... a good addition to the social work literature.\ \ \ \ From the PublisherBroad yet in-depth, this volume offers an invaluable resource for both social work educators and practitioners working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients and their families. It is the first such work to specifically address issues affecting bisexual and transgender individuals.\ Topics discussed include heterosexism and homophobia, GLBT identity development, GLBT adolescents and older adults, healthcare concerns, workplace issues, sex reassignment, and AIDS. The contributors also consider intragroup issues of race, ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status.\ Columbia University Press\ \ \ \ \ \ PsycCritiques...a must read for anyone in the helping professions, from medicine to counseling to education itself.\ — Gabriel Rupp & James Vaughn\ \ \
