Helping Gay and Lesbian Youth: New Policies, New Programs, New Practice

Type

Book

Authors

Teresa Decrescenzo

ISBN 10

1560230576

ISBN 13

9781560230571

Tags

Mental Health, Counseling, Early Childhood, Teenagers, Children's Studies, Social Work, LGBT, Women's Studies, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Psychology, Gender Studies, Non-Fiction, United States, North American

Description

This pioneering book brings together for the first time the most up-to-date information and thought on gay and lesbian youth in America. Gay adolescents need much more attention than they have been getting from social service providers, and social workers have an ethical obligation to try to meet the service needs of this population. Helping Gay and Lesbian Youth is rich with insight into how gay and lesbian adolescents develop and learn to cope with the problems attendant on growing up different. Shedding new light on this previously underdefined and underserved population, the book addresses social policy issues as well as practical, hands-on counseling issues, and presents a state-of-the-art look at the literature to date.

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