Abstract
Utilizing case examples and data from studies conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Norway, this chapter provides an in-depth, internationally focused examination of social work practice with LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems (Cossar et al, 2017; González Álvarez, et al, 2021; López López, M., et al.,2021; Paulsen, et al. 2020; Mallon, 1998, Paul, 2018). In recent years, international colleagues and practitioners have begun to investigate the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems and it is our belief that sharing these collective findings, which are strikingly similar to those initially found in U.S. studies, enriches discussions about LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems. The chapter identifies language and practices that will be useful for practitioners and policy-makers and concludes with a range of suggestions for affirming practices to work competently with LGBTQ+ youth in child welfare systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Child and family-serving systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | A compendium of policy and practice |
| Editors | Ramona Denby-Brinson, Charlene Ingram |
| Place of Publication | NYC |
| Publisher | Child Welfare League of America |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |