Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

List of tables, figures and photographs

pp vii-vii

List of abbreviations

pp viii-ix

Glossary

pp x-xiv

Notes on contributors

pp xv-xx

Foreword

pp xxi-xxvi

Introduction: social work’s contribution to tackling lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health inequalities

pp 1-24

Part One - Key issues in social work with LGBT people

pp 25-26

one - Much to be desired: LGBT health inequalities and inequities in Canada

pp 27-44

two - Between public neglect and private needs: conceptualising approaches to LGBT issues in Italian social work

pp 45-62

three - Queering the pitch: a need for mainstreaming LGBTQ issues in professional social work education and practice in India

pp 63-78

four - Life in the Pink Dragon’s Den: mental health services and social inclusion for LGBT people in Wales

pp 79-96

Part Two - Service design and practice development

pp 97-98

five - Coming into view? The experiences of LGBT young people in the care system in Northern Ireland

pp 99-112

six - Social services for LGBT young people in the United States: are we there yet?

pp 113-130

seven - Unique experiences and needs of LGBT older people: one community in rural California responds

pp 131-144

eight - Good practice in health and social care provision for LGBT older people in the UK

pp 145-158

nine - A theoretical model for intervening in complex sexual behaviours: sexual desires, pleasures and passion – La Pasión – of Spanish-speaking gay men in Canada

pp 159-172

ten - Research and policy about end of life care for LGBT people in the UK

pp 173-186

eleven - LGBT asylum seekers and health inequalities in the UK

pp 187-202

Part Three - Social work education and research

pp 203-204

twelve - Pedagogy for unpacking heterosexist and cisgender bias in social work education in the United States

pp 205-222

thirteen - Maximising research outcomes for trans children and their families in Canada using social action and other participatory methods of inquiry

pp 223-236

fourteen - Mental health inequalities among LGBT older people in the United States: curricula developments

pp 237-252

fifteen - Strategies for maximising participation from LGB people in internet surveying in the United States

pp 253-266

sixteen - Gay and bisexual men raped by men: an invisible group in social work in Sweden

pp 267-280

seventeen - Queering social work methods in health disparities and health promotion in the United States

pp 281-296

Conclusion

pp 297-304