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Lesbian and gay foster and adoptive parents : recruiting, assessing, and supporting an untapped resource for children and youth / GeraLd P. Mallon.
- Title
- Lesbian and gay foster and adoptive parents : recruiting, assessing, and supporting an untapped resource for children and youth / GeraLd P. Mallon.
- Author
- Mallon, Gerald P.
- Publication
- Washington, DC : Child Welfare League of America, ©2006.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 131 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subject
- Gay adoption > United States
- Foster parents > United States
- Gay parents > United States
- Social work with gay people
- Social work with lesbians
- Adoption par des personnes homosexuelles > États-Unis
- Familles d'accueil > États-Unis
- Parents homosexuels > États-Unis
- Service social aux personnes homosexuelles
- Service social aux lesbiennes
- Foster parents
- Gay adoption
- Gay parents
- Social work with gays
- LGBTQ+ parents
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-130).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lesbian and gay identity -- 3. The legal context -- 4. Research on lesbian and gay parenting -- 5. Issues for lesbians and gay men when considering parenting -- 6. Recruiting lesbian and gay adopters and foster parents -- 7. Assessment of lesbian and gay foster parents and adopters -- 8. Supporting lesbian and gay foster parents and adopters -- Appendix A. Case vignettes -- Appendix B. Affirming policies from national organizations -- Appendix C. Web resources -- Appendix D. Video resources.
- ISBN
- 1587601044
- 9781587601040
- LCCN
- 2006016379
- OCLC
- 69241455
- SCSB-12486072
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library