Conservative Christian beliefs and sexual orientation in social work
Subtitle: privilege, oppression, and the pursuit of human rights
By: Adrienne B. Dessel, Rebecca M. Bolen, editors
Publisher: CSWE Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Alexandria, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780872931497
Subjects: Social work education; Social service; Christianity; Social work; Practice; Social workers; Attitudes; Gay social workers; Social work with sexual minorities
Description: This important new work addresses the tensions and divisions in social work between conservative Christian and lesbian, gay, and bisexual students, practitioners, faculty, and clients. Authors representing a diverse range of sexual orientation, religious, and professional identities explore the different facets of the debate regarding freedom of religious expression and full sexual orientation affirmation to provide a deeper understanding of the complexity of topics such as social identity, oppression, power and privilege, human rights and social justice, attitudes and prejudice, and ethics and the law. Models of Christian lgb affirmation and advocacy are presented, and recommendations for teaching, research, and practice are provided to move the field forward. -- Book Cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.