Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender aging : the role of gerontological social work

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giunta, Nancy (Author), Rowan, Noell L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group , c2015
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Building Capacity in Gerontological Social Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults and Their Loved Ones
  • 2. Creating a Vision for the Future: Key Competencies and Strategies for Culturally Competent Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults in the Health and Human Services
  • 3. Same-Sex Sexual Relationships in the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project: Making a Case for Data Collection
  • 4. Hidden or Uninvited? A Content Analysis of Elder LGBT of Color Literature in Gerontology
  • 5. Gender Transitions in Later Life: The Significance of Time in Queer Aging
  • 6. Resilience in Attaining and Sustaining Sobriety Among Older Lesbians With Alcoholism
  • 7. Broadening Definitions of Family for Older Lesbians: Modifying the Lubben Social Network Scale
  • 8. GayBy Boomers' Social Support: Exploring the Connection Between Health and Emotional and Instrumental Support in Older Gay Men
  • 9. Acceptance in the Domestic Environment: The Experience of Senior Housing for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Seniors
  • 10. The Highs and Lows of Caregiving for Chronically Ill Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Elders
  • 11. Older Lesbians and Bereavement: Experiencing the Loss of a Partner
  • 12. Developing Understanding of Same-Sex Partner Bereavement for Older Lesbian and Gay People: Implications for Social Work Practice
  • 13. Assessing Capacity for Providing Culturally Competent Services to LGBT Older Adults
  • 14. Working With LGBT Older Adults: An Assessment of Employee Training Practices, Needs, and Preferences of Senior Service Organizations in Minnesota
  • 15. Assessing the Efficacy of LGBT Cultural Competency Training for Aging Services Providers in California's Central Valley
  • 16. "I Want to Know More About Who We Are": New Directions for Research With Older Lesbians
  • 17. Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Understanding the Pervasive Needs of Older LGBT Adults and the Value of Social Work in Health Care
  • 18. "They Just Don't Have a Clue": Transgender Aging and Implications for Social Work
  • 19. The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging Provides Critical Training to Aging Service Providers
  • 20. Film Review: Transgender Tuesdays: A Clinic in the Tenderloin