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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities : international perspectives in social work /
Health inequalities have emerged as a key global concern in the early 21st century, revealing differences between individuals' health experiences or outcomes stemming from social inequalities, including sexual orientation and gender identity. Social workers play a key role in supporting LGBT pe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | International perspectives in social work.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS HEALTH INEQUALITIES
- Contents
- List of tables, figures and photographs
- Tables
- Figures
- Photographs
- List of abbreviations
- Glossary
- Notes on contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction: social work's contribution to tackling lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities
- The international mandate for social work's role in tackling health inequalities
- Understanding LGBT health inequalities through six conceptual frameworks
- Using Marmot's six policy objectives to examine how social work can address LGBT health inequalities
- Implications for social work education and research
- Conclusion
- The structure of the rest of the book
- 1. Much to be desired: LGBT health inequalities and inequities in Canada
- Introduction
- Structural landscape of public health administration in Canada
- An illness-based HIV/AIDS focus
- broader LGBT health issues overshadowed
- Critical implications for social work
- Limits of equality, aspirations for equity, desire for liberation
- Conclusion
- 2. Between public neglect and private needs: conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work
- The social and political background
- LGBT issues in Italian social work
- Conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work
- 3. Queering the pitch: a need for mainstreaming LGBTQ issues in professional social work education and practice in India
- Social work education in India and engagement with queer issues
- Outlining LGBTQ movements in India
- Vulnerability and structural violence against LGBTQ people
- impact on health and social wellbeing
- Conclusion
- 4. Life in the Pink Dragon's Den: mental health services and social inclusion for LGBT people in Wales
- Introduction
- The landscape of equality and mental health social care in Wales
- The study.
- The multiple dimensions of inequality in sexual orientation and mental health
- Study participants' access to mental health service provision
- Perceptions of the extent and benefits of service provision
- Issues of bilingualism and rurality facing LGB people in Wales
- 'Coming out': factors that can promote resilience
- Where to next?
- 5. Coming into view? The experiences of LGBT young people in the care system in Northern Ireland
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Needs, rights and expectations
- LGBT young people in care and leaving care
- Attending to the wider context
- Recognising minority stress
- Promoting resilience
- Conclusion
- 6. Social services for LGBT young people in the United States: are we there yet?
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Homeless and runaway young people
- Child welfare
- The school system
- Mental health
- Conclusion
- 7. Unique experiences and needs of LGBT older people: one community in rural California responds
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Origin and composition of the collaborative
- The important role of a collaborative
- The intersection of being old and LGBT
- Provider training to improve services to LGBT older people
- Conclusion and the importance of immediate action
- 8. Good practice in health and social care provision for LGBT older people in the UK
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Context
- Implications for social work practice
- Conclusion
- 9. A theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours: sexual desires, pleasures and passion
- La Pasión
- of Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Health inequalities
- Latino gay men and HIV
- Approaching the study of sexualities
- theoretical frameworks
- Sexual health dilemmas and La Pasión
- Intervening in sexual behaviours and practices
- The new model: intervening in safe-sex practices.
- Chicos Net: an HIV intervention
- Conclusions and social work implications
- 10. Research and policy about end of life care for LGBT people in the UK
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Research background
- LGBT experiences and concerns towards end of life
- Conclusion
- 11. LGBT asylum seekers and health inequalities in the UK
- Vignette
- Introduction
- Background
- Social work and asylum
- LGBT asylum seekers
- Human rights and health inequalities
- What does this mean for practice?
- Conclusion
- 12. Pedagogy for unpacking heterosexist and cisgender bias in social work education in the United States
- Introduction
- Pedagogy for self-reflective learning
- Case vignette
- Conclusion
- 13. Maximising research outcomes for trans children and their families in Canada: using social action and other participatory methods of inquiry
- Introduction
- Gender-creative children, trans youth and their families: experiences of health inequalities
- Researching the social worlds of gender-creative children: participatory and emancipatory led approaches to inquiry
- Researching the family and the social environment in which gender-creative children grow
- A National Workshop on Gender Creative Kids and Gendercreativekids.ca
- Conclusion
- 14. Mental health inequalities among LGBT older people in the United States: curricula developments
- Introduction
- Sexual orientation, gender identity and mental health outcomes
- Social determinants of health and social exclusion
- Best practices for LGBT older adults and mental healthcare
- LGBT diversity training in the social work curriculum: the mandate for inclusion
- Conclusion
- 15. Strategies for maximising participation from LGB people in internet surveying in the United States
- Introduction
- Conceptual and definitional issues
- Tailored design method with LGB people.
- Sampling frame
- Challenges of international sampling
- Encouraging participation from diverse quarters
- Ethical review boards
- Limitations of the study
- Conclusion
- 16. Gay and bisexual men raped by men: an invisible group in social work in Sweden
- Introduction: the phenomenon of male rape
- Introducing the concept of 'rape'
- Still invisible and without words
- 17. Queering social work methods in health disparities and health promotion in the United States
- Introduction
- Theoretical framework for LGBT health and social care
- Research problem
- Practice aimed at making a difference in LGBT people's health and social outcomes
- Implications for the field
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- LGBT health inequalities
- looking back
- Looking forward to the future: implications for practice, education and research
- Strengths and limitations of this book
- Looking forward
- Index.