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Gay and lesbian people experience many life circumstances differently as compared with those of their heterosexual counterparts. This premise extends to the seeking, accessing, and utilization of human services by members of the gay and lesbian community. A review of the empirical literature indicates that gay and lesbian consumers of mental and physical health services oftentimes encounter obstacles when seeking care, whether for themselves or their families, within human service organizations. Types of services represented include psychotherapy/counseling, addiction treatment, pediatric care, and gynecologic care. The authors conclude with social work implications, including recommendations for practice and policy, and future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the development of a child victim advocate program, designed to lessen the trauma experiences of children who participate in the criminal prosecution of their abusers, by communities in the United States and Canada. Details on the program; Caretaker's perceptions of system induced trauma; Professionals' perceptions of children's comfort and performance.

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Field instructors tend to be inadequately trained in the use of single-systems designs to evaluate practice. This paper presents the results from a survey of 22 field instructors affiliated with a B.S.W. program. The instructors were divided into 3 groups for comparison: instructors who participated in three hours of specialized training designed to increase their knowledge of single-systems technology, nonparticipant instructors who reported a prior background in single-systems design, and nonparticipant instructors with no such prior background. Results indicated that participants felt more knowledgeable about single-systems designs, had greater comfort initiating discussions with students about such designs, and were more likely to assist students with single-systems design projects than the nonparticipant with no prior background group. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]