Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths and adults
Subtitle: knowledge for human services practice
By: Ski Hunter ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hunter, Ski.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Social work with gays.; Lesbians.; Gay men.; Bisexuals.; Sexual orientation.; Gender identity.
Description: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths and Adults is ideal as a main text in courses on stigmatized populations and as a supplement for courses in the applied human services fields. It is a must read for practitioners, supervisors, administrators, professors, and trainers working with members of these communities as clients, staff, or students. It is also an excellent venue for the interested lay reader.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The oppression of heterosexism; title: Development of community and culture; title: Coming out; title: Disclosure challenges; title: Couples; title: Mothers, fathers, and children; title: Youth; title: Middle adulthood; title: Older adulthood; title: Affirmative practice : overview.