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Social work with lesbians & gay men / Helen Cosis Brown & Christine Cocker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cosis-Brown, Helen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work with lesbians.
- Social work with gay people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Other Title:
- Social work with lesbians and gay men
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2011.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Working with lesbians and gay men is a largely neglected area of social work practice. This book provides social workers and other professionals with an overview of a number of key challenges and concerns that play a significant part in the lives of lesbians and gay men.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1Overview of the historicaland contemporarydiscourses influencingsocial work with lesbiansand gay men; 2The legal and policyframework for practice; 3Social work valuesand ethical practice:moving beyond antidiscriminatoryor antioppressivepractice; 4Family and kinshipand their relationship tosocial work practice; 5Homosexuality, religionand social work practice; 6Social work practice withlesbians and gay men:working with older adults,adults with learningdisabilities and adultswith physical disabilities
- 7Social work practice withlesbians and gay men:mental health8Social work practice withlesbians and gay men:working with childrenand families; Conclusion; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613554819
- 9781446251393
- 144625139X
- 9781280299902
- 1280299908
- 9781446209707
- 1446209709
- OCLC:
- 764572137
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