Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Social Work Educator: Reflections on a Personal and Professional Journey

Trevor Gates

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Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Social Work Educator: Reflections on a Personal and Professional Journey

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Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Social Work Educator: Reflections on a Personal and Professional Journey

Trevor Gates

Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, Vol.22(3), pp.5-11

2016

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Social Work

Continuing education

Social work education

Bisexuality

Psychologists

Classrooms

Learning

Human rights

LGBTQ persons

Education

Gays & lesbians

Sexual orientation

College students

Adults

Lesbianism

Transgender persons

Personal and professional identities intersect in the social work classroom, particularly for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). In this narrative, I reflect on the intersection of personal and professional identities in my own experience as a social work educator, recalling an experience in the classroom where conflict arose about LGBTQ issues. Additionally, implications for using the social work classroom to explore challenging issues are explored.

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Title: Coming of Age as an LGBTQ Social Work Educator: Reflections on a Personal and Professional Journey
Authors: Trevor Gates (Author) - State University of New York
Publication details: Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, Vol.22(3), pp.5-11
Publisher: California State University, Long Beach, University Press
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99533604202621
Output Type: Journal article

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