Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Health Inequalities : : International Perspectives in Social Work / / ed. by Julie Fish, Kate Karban.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
• MitwirkendeR: Almack, Kathryn,; Argüello, Tyler M.,; Bailey, Gary,; Bailey, Louis,; Betancourt, Gerardo,; Breshears, Elizabeth,; Carr, Nicola,; Dunlap, Andy,; Elze, Diane E.,; Fish, Julie,; Karban, Kate,; King, Andrew,; Knutagård, Hans,; Leyva, Valerie Lester,; Maegusuku-Hewett, Tracey,; Manning, Kimberley Ens,; Moss, Bridget,; Mulé, Nick J.,; Nagy, Andrea,; Nothdurfter, Urban,; Pinkerton, John,; Raithby, Michele,; Ranade, Ketki,; Rosenwald, Mitchell,; Saltzburg, Susan,; Sansfaçon, Annie Pullen,; Sirriyeh, Ala,; Smith, Tes,; Suen, Yiu-Tung,; Westwood, Sue,; Willis, Paul,; Winter, Elizabeth A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Fish, Julie,; Karban, Kate,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (342 p.)

This ground-breaking book examines inequalities experienced by LGBT people and considers the role of social work in addressing them. The book is organised in three parts: the first provides a policy context in four countries, the second examines social work practice in tackling health inequalities,...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Contents
• List of tables, figures and photographs
• List of abbreviations
• Glossary
• Notes on contributors
• Foreword
• Introduction: social work’s contribution to tackling lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities
• Key issues in social work with LGBT people
• Much to be desired: LGBT health inequalities and inequities in Canada
• Between public neglect and private needs: conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work
• Queering the pitch: a need for mainstreaming LGBTQ issues in professional social work education and practice in India
• Life in the Pink Dragon’s Den: mental health services and social inclusion for LGBT people in Wales
• Service design and practice development
• Coming into view? The experiences of LGBT young people in the care system in Northern Ireland
• Social services for LGBT young people in the United States: are we there yet?
• Unique experiences and needs of LGBT older people: one community in rural California responds
• Good practice in health and social care provision for LGBT older people in the UK
• A theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours: sexual desires, pleasures and passion – La Pasión – of Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada
• Research and policy about end of life care for LGBT people in the UK
• LGBT asylum seekers and health inequalities in the UK
• Social work education and research
• Pedagogy for unpacking heterosexist and cisgender bias in social work education in the United States
• Maximising research outcomes for trans children and their families in Canada: using social action and other participatory methods of inquiry
• Mental health inequalities among LGBT older people in the United States: curricula developments
• Strategies for maximising participation from LGB people in internet surveying in the United States
• Gay and bisexual men raped by men: an invisible group in social work in Sweden
• Queering social work methods in health disparities and health promotion in the United States
• Conclusion
• Index