Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities : international perspectives in social work / edited by Julie Fish and Kate Karban.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Social work’s contribution to tackling lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities / Julie Fish and Kate Karban -- Part One: Key Issues in Social Work with LGBT People -- Much to be desired : LGBT health inequalities and inequities in Canada / Nick J. Mulé -- Between public neglect and private needs : conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work / Andrea Nagy and Urban Nothdurfter -- Queering the pitch : a need for mainstreaming LGBTQ issues in professional social work education and practice in India / Ketki Ranade -- Life in the Pink Dragon’s Den : mental health services and social inclusion for LGBT people in Wales / Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett, Michele Raithby and Paul Willis -- Part Two: Service Design and Practice Development -- Coming into view? the experiences of LGBT young people in the care system in Northern Ireland / Nicola Carr and John Pinkerton -- Social services for LGBT young people in the United States : are we there yet? / Elizabeth A. Winter, Diane E. Elze, Susan Saltzburg and Mitchell Rosenwald -- Unique experiences and needs of LGBT older people : one community in rural California responds / Elizabeth Breshears and Valerie Lester Leyva -- Good practice in health and social care provision for LGBT older people in the UK / Sue Westwood, Andrew King, Kathryn Almack, Yiu-Tung Suen and Louis Bailey -- A theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours : sexual desires, pleasures and passion (La Pasión) of Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada / Gerardo Betancourt -- Research and policy about end of life care for LGBT people in the UK / Kathryn Almack, Tes Smith and Bridget Moss -- LGBT asylum seekers and health inequalities in the UK / Kate Karban and Ala Sirriyeh -- Part Three: Social Work Education and Research -- Pedagogy for unpacking heterosexist and cisgender bias in social work education in the United States / Susan Saltzburg -- Maximising research outcomes for trans children and their families in Canada using social action and other participatory methods of inquiry / Annie Pullen Sansfaçon and Kimberley Ens Manning -- Mental health inequalities among LGBT older people in the United States : curricula developments / Valerie Lester Leyva -- Strategies for maximising participation from LGB people in Internet surveying in the United States / Andy Dunlap -- Gay and bisexual men raped by men : an invisible group in social work in Sweden / Hans Knutagård -- Queering social work methods in health disparities and health promotion in the United States / Tyler M. Argüello -- Conclusion / Kate Karban and Julie Fish.

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