Assessing the needs of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people: A service-learning and agency partnership approach

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 387-401

  Smith, Laurie A ^a   McCaslin, Rosemary ^a   Chang, Janet ^a   Paulina, Martinez ^b   McGrew, Paula ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Bernardino Department of Aging and Adult Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; GLBT populations issues; Mixed methods; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSSEXUALISM; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77954265309     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.486433     Document Type: Article

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