258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Men are often invisible in the human services. As clients and as workers, men have largely been ignored in the efforts that have been made to combat sexism in social work and welfare practice. Working with Men in the Human Services argues that addressing gender injustice requires an understanding of men as well as of women. The authors analyse how men's position in society affects their... Read more
Table of Contents Working With Men in the Human Services
Part I Gender issues facing workers in the human services
1 Feminism, masculinity politics and the human services
Bob Pease and Peter Camilleri
2 Theoretical issues and political dilemmas in working with men
Bob Pease
3 Doing 'women's work'?: Men, masculinity and caring
Peter Camilleri and Peter Jones
Part II Gender-based practice approaches for men seeking change
4 Making Connections: Working with males in families
Kerrie James
5 Neither colluding nor colliding: Practical ideas for engaging men
Mark Furlong
6 Working with men's defences against vulnerability
Mal McCouat
7 Working with males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse
Patrick O'Leary
8 Men and mental health: Counselling men with a psychiatric disability
Peter Humphries
Part III Gender-based approaches to working with m
Part I Gender issues facing workers in the human services
1 Feminism, masculinity politics and the human services
Bob Pease and Peter Camilleri
2 Theoretical issues and political dilemmas in working with men
Bob Pease
3 Doing 'women's work'?: Men, masculinity and caring
Peter Camilleri and Peter Jones
Part II Gender-based practice approaches for men seeking change
4 Making Connections: Working with males in families
Kerrie James
5 Neither colluding nor colliding: Practical ideas for engaging men
Mark Furlong
6 Working with men's defences against vulnerability
Mal McCouat
7 Working with males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse
Patrick O'Leary
8 Men and mental health: Counselling men with a psychiatric disability
Peter Humphries
Part III Gender-based approaches to working with m
Biography
Bob Pease is Senior Lecturer in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT, Melbourne and author of Men and Sexual Politics, Recreating Men and editor of Transforming Social Work Practice. Peter Camilleri is Head of the School of Social Work at Australian Catholic University and President of the Australian Association of Social Work and Welfare Education. He is the author of Reconstructing Social Work.
