Queer Social Work

Charlie Pitre Hoy-Ellis, University of Utah:
This study really provides a more accurate representation of the rich tapestry of the complexities of queer lives, the challenges we face, and triumph and resilience. This contributions support the overall ‘hands on – something to hold on to’ for voyagers that often find themselves adrift in ‘theoretical, intellectual, and historical’ queer seas.

Arlene Lev, University at Albany, State University of New York:
LGBTQ+ people, while increasingly visible in the media, are still a footnote in academia, especially in clinical training programs where affirmative theory is named but rarely articulated. Argüello and contributors have outlined complex and detailed case studies highlighting the complexity of intersectional affirmative treatment. These in-depth clinical assessments will help enhance social work programs and assist students in developing critical and compassionate affirmative care.

Michael Dentato, Loyola University Chicago:
Argüello and his colleagues’ rich history and expertise in the social work profession exemplify the meaning of rigorous and scholarly work as much as they illustrate a commitment to social justice for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Their timely and widely relevant contributions are truly well-constructed and will be most useful for students, practitioners, and educators alike across a variety of readership populations and diverse settings.

James I. Martin, New York University:
Richly descriptive and eminently readable, Queer Social Work is a welcome addition to the available literature on social work practice with LGBTQ+ people. The volume is particularly valuable for its rich illustrations of intersectionality in client identities and the implications of these intersectional identities for each client's life problems and sources of potential support.

B. Troutman, The University of Texas at Arlington:
This edited volume is recommended in the hope that many more like it will follow.