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Let's Get This Straight: A Gay- And Lesbian-Affirming Approach to Child Welfare

Let's Get This Straight: A Gay- And Lesbian-Affirming Approach to Child Welfare

Mallon, Gerald

Paperback

GLBTQIA StudiesSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0231111371
ISBN13: 9780231111379
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Feb 24 2000
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The first book to approach child welfare from a gay- and lesbian-affirming perspective, Let's Get This Straight uncovers and challenges the pervasive presence of heterocentrism within the social work profession. It draws upon case examples and in-depth interviews to illustrate the degree to which myths and stereotypes about gay and lesbian youth detrimentally affect those most in need of assistance.

Gerald P. Mallon uses an ecological perspective to highlight the five areas of child welfare:

(1) family support / preservation; (2) protection from abuse and neglect; (3) adoption services; (4) out-of-home care services; and (5) the development of foster and adoptive homes.

He discusses the implications of this ecological perspective for service delivery, the impact of laws and legislation, and the role gay and lesbian professionals can play in these areas to provide unbiased care to lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients.

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