Mary Valentich - Feminist Perspectives on Social Work and Human Sexuality

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First published in 1985, this ground-breaking volume contributes to a largely neglected area of social work research, theory and practice. The collection of essays by internationally known social work educators and practitioners applies feminist perspectives to a wide range of issues influencing the social work profession and social work practice. In doing so, it demonstrates that a liberal feminist position is consistent with social work practice. The chapters focus on direct practice issues, such as problems faced by women who have been sexually assaulted, the lack of adequate health care provided to lesbians from traditional health care systems, and sexist bias in sex therapy and family therapy models.

This book will be of interest to students and practitioners of social work.

Edited by
Mary Valentich and James Gripton

First published in 1985
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Feminist Perspectives on Social Work and Human Sexuality

Mary Valentich and James Gripton
Editors

Feminist Perspectives on Social Work and Human Sexuality has also been published as Journal of Social Work & Human Sexuality, Volume 3, Numbers 2/3, Winter 1984/85/ Spring 1985.

1985 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, microfilm and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.

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Feminist perspectives on social work and human sexuality.

Includes bibliographies.
1. Social work with womenUnited StatesAddresses, essays, lectures. 2. Adult child
abuse victimsServices forUnited StatesAddresses, essays, lectures. 3. WomenSexual
behaviorAddresses, essays, lectures. 4. FeminismUnited StatesAddresses, essays,
lectures. 5. LesbiansServices forUnited StatesAddresses, essays, lectures. I. Valentich,
Mary. II. Gripton, James M.
HV1445.F45 1985 362.8'3 85-7568
ISBN 0-86656-370-9
ISBN 0-86656-446-2 (pbk.)

Feminist Perspectives on Social Work and Human Sexuality

Journal of Social Work & Human Sexuality Volume 3, Numbers 2/3

EDITOR

DAVID A. SHORE, Department of Health Education, Southern Illinois University

CONSULTING EDITOR

HARVEY L. GOCHROS, School of Social Work & Social Work Program for the Study of Sex, University of Hawaii, Manoa

EDITORIAL BOARD

LINDA PERLIN ALPERSTEIN, Private Practice, San Francisco, California

JOHN R. CONTE, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

JAMES GRIPTON, Faculty of Social Welfare, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

WALTER W. HUDSON, School of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee
BURTON JOSEPH, Legal Department, Playboy Enterprises, Chicago, Illinois
WINIFRED KEMPTON, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
LARRY LISTER, School of Social Work, University of Hawaii, Manoa
ORD MATEK, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois, Chicago
CLIFF A. MAZER, School of Social Work, University of California, Berkeley
JANE M. QUINN, Girls Clubs of America, New York
BENJAMIN SCHLESINGER, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Ontario
LEROY G. SCHULTZ, School of Social Work, West Virginia University, Morgantown

MARY VALENTICH, Faculty of Social Welfare, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

PAMELA M. WILSON, Mathtech, Bethesda, Maryland

Mary Valentich, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Graduate Program, in the Faculty of Social Welfare, The University of Calgary. She is certified as a Sex Educator, Sex Counselor and Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. She was employed as a social worker at the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, Toronto, and has taught at the School of Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa. She currently teaches human sexuality and social work practice in sexual problems. She has written in the areas of human sexuality, career management and women's issues. Currently, she is involved in a social research and development project on adolescent contraceptive practice. She also maintains a small private practice in relation to sexual problems; and offers workshops on sexuality and acting assertively at work.

James Gripton, D.S.W., is a Professor in the Faculty of Social Welfare, The University of Calgary. He is certified as a Sex Educator, Sex Counselor and Sex Therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. He was previously employed as Director of Training and Personnel, Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto and Assistant Director, Carleton University School of Social Work. He has taught at the University of Toronto and the University of Denver. His current teaching includes human sexuality and social work research. He has authored numerous articles relating to human sexuality, feminism, social welfare policy, social work education, and computer applications to clinical social work. Currently, he is a principal investigator of three research projects: a state-of-the-art review of social work research in Canada; a research and demonstration project on computer applications to clinical social work practice; and a social research and development project on adolescent contraceptive practice. He maintains a small private practice primarily in sexual problems; and offers workshops on sexuality and acting assertively at work.