Call for Chapter Contributors: Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice with LGBTQ+ People
Brief proposals due 1 September 2026 Dr A.R. Wootton and Dr Augustus Klein are compiling an edited book in response to Routledge’s call for new titles in its Gender, Sexuality, and Social Work series, with the support of lead series editor Dr Panagiotis Pentaris. The series explores the changing and dynamic intersections of gender, sexuality […]
Essays on shame, envy, fear, and fluidities
Hi all, I’ve been working hard to turn my keynotes and workshops into essays to further my reach. Now, you can access them in written form and share as you like! Sexuality and the Imprint of Shame: What Queer Guys (and Their Therapists) Need to Know Part I: Understanding Shame Part II: Defenses Against Shame […]
New book out: Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice
A new book “Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice” edited by Dr Christine Cocker and Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield is out now! About this book Feminist social work has clear goals to expose and critically analyse gendered power as a dynamic, historic, and structural concept embedded in our world, and to mobilise and take social action […]
Some thoughts on Lesbian and Gay Childhoods
Dr Ketki Ranade, author of Growing Up Gay in Urban India – A Critical Psychosocial Perspective In developmental psychology or childhood studies literature, particularly research on childhood and child rights in India, the lesbian, gay or queer child is invisible. There is the normative and universal narrative of childhood – the child within the family […]
Teaching Note – Beyond the Binary: Addressing Cisnormativity in the Social Work Classroom
