Queering social work education / edited by Susan Hillock and Nick J. Mulé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillock, Susan, 1963- author, editor.

Mulé, Nick J., author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work education.

Social work with sexual minorities.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

ix, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Until now there has been a systemic failure within social work education to address the unique experiences and concerns of LGBTQ individuals and communities. Queering Social Work Education, the first book of its kind in North America, responds to the need for theoretically informed, inclusive, and sensitive approaches in social work education. This original collection presents the thoughts, reflections, and recommendations of a diverse range of queer social work scholars, students, and educators. Part 1 opens with essays on LGBTQ history, activism, and theory, as well as on the profession's current relationship with LGBTQ communities. Part 2 offers insight into the experiences of queer social workers and students through first-hand accounts of oppression, resistance, and celebration. In Part 3, contributors reflect on the challenges ahead for making social work education--and by extension, the profession--more inclusive of queer individuals. Combining LGBTQ history and personal narratives with much-needed analyses and recommendations, this book will help readers develop awareness, dismantle prejudice, and contribute positively to the future of social work education, research, policy, and practice."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 From Absence to Presence - Queers Positioning Themselves in Social Work

1 A Queer History / Susan Hillock Hillock, Susan 17

2 Broadening Theoretical Horizons: Liberating Queer in Social Work Academe / Nick J. Mulé Mulé, Nick J. 36

3 Queer and Trans Collisions in the Classroom: A Call to Throw Open Theoretical Doors in Social Work Education / Jake Pyne Pyne, Jake 54

4 Social Work, the Academy, and Queer Communities: Heteronormativity and Exclusion / Susan Hillock Hillock, Susan 73

Part 2 Coming Out and the Academic Closet -Rainbow Narratives

5 Feminist and Queer Rights: The Lived and Living Experience of Queer Social Work Faculty / Norma Jean Profitt Profitt, Norma Jean, Brenda Richard Richard, Brenda 93

6 Constructing Alternatives: Reflections on Heterosexism in Social Work Education / Karolyn Martin Martin, Karolyn, Robyn Lippett Lippett, Robyn 111

7 Coming Out with God in Social Work? Narrative of a Queer Religious Woman in Academe / Maryam Khan Khan, Maryam 130

8 Challenging Transmisogyny: From the Classroom to Social Work Practice / Jade Pichette Pichette, Jade 148

Part 3 The Queering Project - Gender and Sexual Diversity in Social Work Education

9 Oh Canada: LGBTQ Students and Campus Climates in Canadian Social Work Programs / Shelley L. Craig Craig, Shelley L., Lauren B. McInroy McInroy, Lauren B., Christopher Doiron Doiron, Christopher 163

10 Opening Theory: Polyamorous Ethics as a Queering Inquiry in the Social Work Classroom / Becky Idems Idems, Becky 185

11 Social Work Education: Exploring Pitfalls and Promises in Teaching about Black Queer Older Adults / Delores V. Mullings Mullings, Delores V. 205

12 Queering Space in Social Work: How Simcoe County Has Moved from Queerful to Queerious / Jan Yorke Yorke, Jan, Ligaya Byrch Byrch, Ligaya, Marlene Ham Ham, Marlene, Matthew Craggs Craggs, Matthew, Tanya Shute Shute, Tanya 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Queering social work education.

ISBN:

9780774832694

077483269X

OCLC:

955600746