Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
New Policies, New Programs, New Practice
Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g
ISBN: 978-1-56024-678-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
- legal issues--analyzes the feasibility of minor youth to become empowered through the court and legal systems
- suicide--challenges previously held beliefs about the suicidality of this group and calls for funding for major research in this area
- social policy--traces the history of policies typically guiding actions on behalf of gay and lesbian youth and offers guidelines for significant changes in the policy arena
- development--traces the developmental stages of gay and lesbian youth to navigate adulthood successfully
- service organizations--lays out models for developing programs throughout the country
- HIV--assesses levels of risk of HIV infection for this population and describes ways to avoid itReadership should be widespread and varied and include parents trying to understand their gay child; counselors who work with families, children, or adolescents; youth workers and child care staff; foster parents; individuals working in group homes, residential treatment centers, and psychiatric hospitals; and instructors and students in counseling, social work, psychology, child development, and law.
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Contents Foreword Preface Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth Gay and Lesbian Youth: Challenging the Policy of Denial Counseling Strategies With Gay and Lesbian Youth Developmental Implications of Homophobia for Lesbian and Gay Adolescents Service Organizations for Gay and Lesbian Youth HIV Risk in Gay and Lesbian Adolescents Legal Challenges Facing Lesbian and Gay Youth Reference Notes Included Index