Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities : international perspectives in social work /

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Imprint:Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2015.
©2015
Description:xxv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10306516
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Other authors / contributors:Fish, Julie, 1955- editor.
Karban, Kate, editor.
ISBN:9781447309680
1447309685
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables, figures and photographs
  • List of abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Notes on contributors
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: social work's contribution to tackling lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities
  • Part 1. Key issues in social work with LGBT people
  • 1. Much to be desired: LGBT health inequalities and inequities in Canada
  • 2. Between public neglect and private needs: conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work
  • 3. Queering the pitch: a need for mainstreaming LGBTQ issues in professional social work education and practice in India
  • 4. Life in the Pink Dragon's Den: mental health services and social inclusion for LGBT people in Wales
  • Part 2. Service design and practice development
  • 5. Coming into view? The experiences of LGBT young people in the care system in Northern Ireland
  • 6. Social services for LGBT young people in the United States: are we there yet?
  • 7. Unique experiences and needs of LGBT older people: one community in rural California responds
  • 8. Good practice in health and social care provision for LGBT older people in the UK
  • 9. A theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours: sexual desires, pleasures and passion - La Pasión - of Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada
  • 10. Research and policy about end of life care for LGBT people in the UK
  • 11. LGBT asylum seekers and health inequalities in the UK
  • Part 3. Social work education and research
  • 12. Pedagogy for unpacking heterosexist and cisgender bias in social work education in the United States
  • 13. Maximising research outcomes for trans children and their families in Canada using social action and other participatory methods of inquiry
  • 14. Mental health inequalities among LGBT older people in the United States: curricula developments
  • 15. Strategies for maximising participation from LGB people in internet surveying in the United States
  • 16. Gay and bisexual men raped by men: an invisible group in social work in Sweden
  • 17. Queering social work methods in health disparities and health promotion in the United States
  • Conclusion
  • Index