1st Edition
Confronting Prejudice Lesbian and Gay Issues in Social Work Education
By Janette Logan, Sheila Kershaw, Kate Karban, Sue Mills, Joy Trotter, Margo Sinclair
Copyright 1996
136 Pages
by
Routledge
This book brings lesbian and gay issues to the centre of the debate on anti-oppressive practice. It is an accessible and practical guide to the subject for all involved in student learning, aiming to provide practice teachers and educators with tools to help students develop their understanding of the effects of heterosexism as well as providing strategies for positive practice. Part 1... Read more
Contents: Background: Setting the context; The legal framework; Ensuring non-homophobic and anti-heterosexist practice; Teaching and learning strategies; Assessment; A model of good practice. Teaching/training material: The teaching/training session; The exercises.
Biography
Janette Logan is a Lecturer in Social Work at Manchester University, UK. Sheila Kershaw is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Kate Karban is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Sue Mills is a Manager of a Community home for eight young people for Wakefield Social Services Department. Joy Trotter is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Teeside, UK. Margo Sinclair is a practice placement initiative postholder with the South Yorkshire Dip.SW programme, based at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
’...excellent introduction to the issues involved and a practical handbook for addressing them in the context of social work education. Overall, the book is an invaluable teaching aid and I suspect many qualified social workers might benefit also.’ Community Care ’...Thought-provoking, practical and useful...it is a text which has a clear and unambiguous practical application and which is firmly rooted in social work practice...It is open, challenging, non-judgemental, inclusive and clear in its commitment...this book is to be commended.’ British Journal of Social Work ’...I would recommend Confronting Prejudice to any instructor who is teaching or contemplating teaching a course for social work students on anti-oppressive practice.’ International Social Work
