title: The challenge of health care social work with gay men and lesbians.
abstract: This paper discusses the effects of heterosexism on health and mental health services to gay and lesbian clients. It provides social workers with suggestions for making unbiased psychosocial assessments and interventions, and discusses the social worker's role in educating health and mental health professionals and serving as advocate for this oppressed population.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Akron, OH 44325-8001, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States