Working With LGBT Older Adults: An Assessment of Employee Training Practices, Needs, and Preferences of Senior Service Organizations in Minnesota

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 57, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 322-334

  Moone, Rajean P ^a   Cagle, John G ^b   Croghan, Catherine F ^c   Smith, Jennifer ^d  

^a Moone Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Croghan Consulting   (United States)

^d BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GLBT issues; GLBT populations; mixed methods; social work practice

Indexed keywords

AGED; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MINNESOTA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSGENDER;

AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORK; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84900500474     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.843630     Document Type: Article

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