Social work and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people
Making a difference
- Author/Editor(s):
- Julie Fish
- Format:
- Paperback, 200 pages, 240 x 172 mm
- ISBN
- 9781847428035
- Published:
- 14 Mar 2012
- Series:
- Social Work in Practice series
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"Provides a valuable introduction to this topic, while also offering ways ot engage with more complex debates about sexuality and social work."
British Journal of Social Work
"A useful introductory text for students unfamiliar with the issues of LGBT people"
Sarah Humphreys, Havering College
"This important, ground breaking book challenges social work with authority, knowledge and quiet passion. The application of values, law and international evidence to practice scenarios make it an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and lecturers."
Paul Bywaters, Coventry University
"An outstanding and invaluable text for social work students and practitioners alike that brings together legal, historical, theoretical and human rights perspectives on sexuality and social work practice in the UK and internationally, and raises key messages from research and practice of relevance to a wide range of service user and carer groups."
Paul Willis, University of Swansea
About This Book
This important textbook makes a timely contribution to international agendas in social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. It examines how practitioners and student social workers can provide appropriate care across the lifespan (including work with children and families and older people) and considers key challenges in social work practice, for example asylum, mental health, and substance misuse. Drawing on practice scenarios, the book takes an enquiry-based learning approach to facilitate critical reflection. Its distinctive approach includes: • use of the concepts of the Professional Capabilities Framework for social work • key theoretical perspectives including human rights • structuring of the text around the framework of the UK National Occupational Standards for Social Work • student-friendly features including key questions and exercises • a complete glossary of key terms and concepts • examination of the UK policy and legislative context It is informed by international research in social work with LGBT people The book is essential reading for students on qualifying social work programmes and practitioners in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
Author Biography
Julie Fish is Reader in Social Work and Health Inequalities at De Montfort University in Leicester where she has facilitated teaching and learning about social work with LGBT people for over a decade. She was commissioned by the Department of Health to produce practice guidance for health and social care professionals Reducing Health Inequalities in LGBT People which has been widely disseminated. She collaborated with Stonewall on Prescription for Change: the largest study in Europe of the health and social care needs of lesbian and bisexual women. She has written several academic articles and is author of Heterosexism in Health and Social Care.Contents
Introduction
The requirement to consider sexual orientation
Theoretical perspectives
Children and families
Older people
Mental health
Disability
Substance misuse
Asylum seekers and refugees
Trans people in social work.
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