Coming Out and Disclosures : LGBT Persons Across the Life Span

ISBN-13: 9780789026897 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 219 str.

Ski Hunter

Opis

Coming Out and Disclosures: LGBT Persons Across the Life Span is a comprehensive guide to the coming out process for LGBT individuals of all ages. It offers practical advice and models for disclosure to family members, friends, and co-workers. This book also provides guidelines for practitioners working with LGBT clients.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART I: FIGURING OUT WHO ONE IS AND COMING OUT. Chapter 1. Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity. Chapter 2. Coming Out: Overview. Chapter 3. Critique of Coming-Out Models. Chapter 4. Coming Out Across the Life Span. PART II: DISCLOSURES ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN. Chapter 5. Disclosures: Overview. Chapter 6. Disclosures to Parents. Chapter 7. Disclosures to Others Inside and Outside the Family. PART III: PRACTICE WITH CLIENTS WHO ARE COMING OUT AND MAKING DISCLOSURES. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10. References. Index.

O autorze

Ski Hunter, PhD, MSW, is a professor at the School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington. She teaches a course on LGBT issues, and has presented numerous workshops on this topic. Dr. Hunter has authored two books on midlife, including Midlife and Older LGBT Adults: Knowledge and Affirmative Practice for the Social Services. She was also the lead author of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths and Adults published in 1998, co-author of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Social Work published in 2001, and lead author of Affirmative Practice: Understanding and Working with Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons.