TY - BOOK AU - Cosis-Brown,Helen AU - Cocker,Christine TI - Social work with lesbians & gay men SN - 9781847873903 U1 - 362.8 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - SAGE KW - Social work with gay people KW - Social Work KW - Community Health Services KW - Homosexuality, Female KW - Homosexuality, Male KW - Social work with gays KW - Social work with lesbians N2 - Working with lesbians and gay men is a largely neglected area of social work practice. This book provides social workers and other professionals with an overview of a number of key challenges and concerns that play a significant part in the lives of lesbians and gay men. Despite positive changes in legislation, social work can still fail to meet the needs of lesbians and gay men, and remains a marginalised area in practice, research and teaching. This book promotes an understanding of these issues and proposes ideas for social work practice that are inclusive of lesbians and gay men in assessment and the provision of services ER -