Foundations of social work practice with lesbian and gay persons / Gerald P. Mallon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mallon, Gerald P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with gay people--United States.

Social work with gay people.

Gay men--Services for--United States.

Gay men.

Lesbians--Services for--United States.

Lesbians.

Lesbians--Services for.

Gay men--Services for.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Press, [1998]

Summary:

Focusing on the pragmatic aspects of social work with gay and lesbian persons, this book offers a knowledge base of practice that will better prepare students and practitioners for working more competently and effectively with lesbians and gay men. Written by scholars and practitioners in the social work profession, Foundations of Social Work Practice with Lesbian and Gay Persons teaches you how to develop practice approaches that are sensitive to issues of sexual orientation as well as how to work with this population in the contexts of practice with individuals, couples, families, groups, communities, and organizations.

A foundation-level text on social work practice with gays and lesbians, this book is designed to provide social work students, academics, and practitioners with an understanding of the values and ethics fundamental to practice with this group of clients. Foundations of Social Work Practice with Lesbian and Gay Persons summarizes the variety of issues, dynamics, and techniques required to work effectively with gay and lesbian clients who are at different points in their development and life cycles. To further help you in your practice, it also discusses: -- providing skilled professional assistance to gay victims of hate crimes-- how homophobia can prevent lesbians and gay men from receiving adequate services-- the obstacles social workers sometimes face when trying to integrate the core set of professional values and ethical principles into their practices-- practitioner self-disclosure regarding sexual identity-- developmental milestones for lesbian and gay persons-- alcohol and substance abuse among lesbians-- family therapy concepts offusion and enmeshment

Counselors, social workers, and students and academics in gay and lesbian studies will find that Foundations of Social Work Practice with Lesbian and Gay Persons greatly expands the social work knowledge base to disrupt the impact of institutional, individualized, and internal homophobia on social workers, their clients, and the institutions in which social workers practice. Its flexible and creative treatment approaches to therapy with sexual minorities are sure to help you sensitize your therapeutic techniques and improve the quality of care you deliver.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Knowledge for Practice with Gay and Lesbian Persons / Gerald P. Mallon 1

An Ecological Approach 2

Sources of Knowledge 2

Practice Wisdom 3

Personal Experience 4

History and Current Events 5

The Professional Literature 8

Research 10

Theoretical and Conceptual Analyses 12

Self-Awareness 14

Knowledge Derived from the Individual Case 15

Chapter 2 Values and Ethics in Social Work Practice with Lesbian and Gay Persons / Peg McCartt Hess, Howard J. Hess 31

The Profession's Core Values and Ethical Principles: Application in Practice with Lesbian and Gay Clients 32

Identifying, Analyzing, and Resolving Ethically Challenging Practice Problems and Dilemmas 45

Chapter 3 Negotiating Conflicts in Allegiances Among Lesbians and Gays of Color: Reconciling Divided Selves and Communities / Karina L. Walters 47

Previous Research on Racial Identify, Gay/Lesbian Identity, and GALOC Identity 49

Applying the Life Model: The Stress-Coping Process Revisited 51

Paradigm of the Stress Process 52

Heterosexism, Racism, and Sexism: Creating Conflicts in Allegiances 52

The Root of Conflicts in Allegiances: Pressures for Unity via Homogeneity 54

Chapter 4 Individual Practice with Gay Men / Michael Shernoff 77

Assessment 79

Ethnic and Cultural Diversity 81

Rural Gay Men 83

Depression and Developmental Issues 84

Chronically Mentally Ill Gay Men 87

Substance Abuse 87

Domestic Violence 88

Antigay Violence 89

Aging 90

AIDS 91

HIV-Negative Men 92

Living with HIV and AIDS 93

Death and Dying 95

Chapter 5 Individual Practice with Lesbians / Audrey I. Steinhorn 105

Who Is Your Client? 106

Married Lesbians 106

Adolescents 108

Gender Bias 109

Couples 110

Domestic Violence 111

Lesbian Mothers, Children, and Families 112

Lesbians of Color 113

Differently Abled Lesbians 115

Rural Lesbians 115

Health 119

HIV/AIDS 120

Alcohol and Substance Abuse 122

Older Lesbians 124

Religion 124

Chapter 6 Group Work Practice with Gay Men and Lesbians / George S. Getzel 131

Societal Context 131

Merits of Group Work 133

A Group Work Approach 134

Case Illustrations 136

Chapter 7 Social Work Practice with Gay Men and Lesbians Within Families / Gerald P. Mallon 145

Definition of Family 147

An Ecological Perspective 150

Gays and Lesbians in the Context of Their Families of Origin 151

Disclosure to Families of Origin 153

Disclosure to Parents 154

Creating Families 162

Chapter 8 Social Work Practice with Lesbian Couples / Chrystal C. Ramirez Barranti 183

Fusion and Enmeshment: Strength or Pathology? 184

Influence of Same-Gender Socialization 187

The Impact of a Nonnutritive Environment: Homophobia and Social Exclusion 188

Internalized Homophobia 190

Lesbian Identity Development and Couplehood 191

Sexual Intimacy Issues 193

Fusion and Enmeshment as Functional and Adaptive: High Emotional Closeness 197

Fusion as Pathology 198

Therapist-Specific Issues 199

In Summary: Therapeutic Goals and Interventions 202

Chapter 9 Social Work Practice with Gay Male Couples / L. Donald McVinney 209

Internalized Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Gay Identity 212

Coupling Dynamics 215

Male Gender Role Socialization 218

Joining 219

Assessing Presenting Concerns 220

Interventions 221

Case Illustration 221

Implications for Social Work Practice 223

Chapter 10 Social Work Practice with Gay Men and Lesbians Within Communities / Joyce Hunter, Gerald P. Mallon 229

Practice with Communities Within an Ecological Framework 230

Disempowerment and Social Pollution 230

The Search for Community Within the Context of the Coming-Out Process 231

Habitat 233

Niche 236

The Transgendered Community 241

Implications for Social Work Practice 242

Chapter 11 Social Work Practice with Gay Men and Lesbians Within Organizations / George A. Appleby 249

Code of Ethics 252

Organizational and Political Realities 253

Contemporary Practice 257

Strategies for an Inclusive Workplace 260

Coming Out at the Workplace 265

Self-Advocacy Revisited 266.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0789003481

1560231017

OCLC:

37361633