Table of Contents

1.The Road to Acceptance 2. Searching for a Good Fit Within the Family System 3. Searching for a Good Fit Within an Out-of-Home-Care Setting 4. Escaping a Poor Fit 5. Harrassment and Violence 6. A Plan for Transformation Appendix I: A Field Experience in Retrospect Appendix II: Biographies of Young Gays and Lesbians

Promotional Information

Drawing on extensive interviews conducted with 54 gay and lesbian young people who lived in out-of-home care child welfare settings in three North American cites--Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto--Mallon presents narratives of marginalized young people struggling to find the "right fit."

About the Author

Gerald P. Mallon is an assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and author of Foundations of Social Work Practice with Gay and Lesbian Persons.

Reviews

This book is a must for all child welfare professionals. -- Betty Carter, University of British Columbia International Social Work We Don't Exactly Get the Welcome Wagon surely will appeal to a broad audience, ranging from concerned citizens to human service professionals. It is easily readable by interested persons, but contains enough technical information to satisfy the curious academician. -- Gary Remafedi, MD, University of Minnesota Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services