Social Work Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender People, Second Edition by Gerald P. Mallon

Social Work Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender People, Second Edition

Gerald P. Mallon

A new, more comprehensive edition of the classic Social Work text

Although the vast majority of LGBT persons are healthy, resilient, and hardy individuals who do not seek social work intervention, some have been or will be clients in social work agencies. Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People is the updated classic text that has expanded its scope to include new content on practice with bisexual and transgender populations–and incorporated this content throughout. This informative book provides a knowledge base of practice that will better prepare students and practitioners for working sensitively, competently, and effectively with LGBT individuals.

The text now covers content on LGBT populations as articulated by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Comprehensive and practical, this unique text discusses the pragmatic aspects of social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. It will improve and reinforce competent practice with LGBT persons and their families in multiple settings. Chapters focus on important topics such as:

the profession’s core values and ethical principles

identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethically challenging practice problems

LGBT persons of color–heterosexism, racism, and sexism

applying the life model and the stress-coping process

the root of conflicts in allegiances and pressures for unity via homogeneity

practice with bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming persons

sexual conversion therapy

traditional psychoanalytic notions of lesbian couples

the impact of sexual abuse on lesbian couples

internalized homophobia, heterocentrism, and gay identity

group work practice with the LGBTQ community

clinical assessment for families where sexual orientation is an issue

LGBT parenting

the role of health care

and many more!

Complete with a highly detailed appendix of symbols, definitions, and terms, Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People, is an invaluable resource for social workers and mental health professionals as well as for students and educators at all levels of experience.


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Details

ISBN 9780789033581
Genre LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Copyright Date 2008
Publication Date 13-May-08
Publisher Routledge
Editor Gerald P. Mallon
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 440
Language English
Rating NotRated
Editor Gerald P. Mallon
Paper Type Electronic Format Available
Subject Bisexuals – Services For – United States; Gay Men – Services For – United States; Lesbians – Services For – United States; Social Work With Gays – United States; Transgender People – Services For – United States
BookID 12115

Author: LFWBooks