title: Social work practice with LGBT seniors.
abstract: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center began providing services to LGBT seniors in 2008. Since then, the Center's seniors program has grown to over 3,300 clients. It provides a variety of enrichment and support services with the overarching goal of empowering seniors to successfully age in place. This article outlines the service delivery program of the Center's Seniors Services Department and describes its successes and challenges in meeting the needs of diverse LGBT seniors. It offers future directions for social work practice, policy, and research with LGBT older adults.
authors.affiliation: a Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gratwick
authors.forename: Lila J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jihanian
authors.forename: Ian W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology
keywords: LGBT; LGBT aging; seniors services