Working With LGBT Baby Boomers and Older Adults: Factors That Signal a Welcoming Service Environment

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 637-651

  Croghan, Catherine F ^a   Moone, Rajean P ^b   Olson, Andrea M ^c  

^a Croghan Consulting   (United States)

^b Training to Serve   (United States)

^c ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; baby boomer; cultural competency; evidence based practice; LGBT

Indexed keywords

AGED; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ELDERLY CARE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARDS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941940213     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2015.1072759     Document Type: Article

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