The Nexus of Stigma and Social Policy: Implications for Pastoral Care and Psychotherapy with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Persons and Their Families

A study in Canada of the accidental death rate from firearms, and of suicide and homicide rates by firearms and by all other methods, for the period 1975–85, indicated that the rates were positively associated with one another. The results were interpreted using a subcultural theory of violence, and the social policy implications of the results were discussed.

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The challenges of inclusive growth for the developmental welfare state

Reframing Global Social Policy ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447332497.003.0005 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Huck-ju Kwon

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Financial Crisis ◽

Economic Model ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Policy Implications ◽

What Works ◽

Nation States ◽

The Social ◽

The One ◽

The Global Financial Crisis

One of the biggest challenges for developing a new more productivist social policy approach has been the apparent absence of a new, post-neoliberal, economic model even after the global financial crisis. This chapter explores the social policy implications of the official ‘pragmatism’ of the new economic model with its ‘institutionalist’ emphases on nation states finding what works best in their own contexts rather than looking to the one size fits all approach of recent decades.

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The Concept of Family

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x08318488 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 29 (11) ◽

pp. 1426-1447 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Daniel J. Weigel

Keyword(s):

Social Policy ◽

Family Study ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Underlying Structure ◽

Classical Definition ◽

Formal Definitions

Family scholars have offered a host of formal definitions of family with little consensus. One reason scholars may have trouble reaching agreement is that rather than having a classical definition, there may be a variety of features and forms of family that people consider more typical than others. Three studies were undertaken to gain a better understanding of laypeople's concept of family. Study 1 indicates that people have central features and attributes that they ascribe to the concept of family. Study 2 likewise reveals that certain forms of family are considered more exemplary than others. Study 3 brings the elements of features and forms together and provides evidence of a possible underlying structure of family in which central features are matched with central forms. Research, measurement, and social policy implications for the study of family are discussed.

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Using simulation to address care of the transgender patient in nursing curricula

BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning ◽

10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000147 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 65-69 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Desiree A Díaz ◽

Annette Maruca ◽

Laura Gonzalez ◽

Cherrill Stockmann ◽

Erica Hoyt

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Research Question ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Student Nurses ◽

Nursing Curricula ◽

Lgbt Issues ◽

Training Technique ◽

Transgender Persons ◽

Lgbt Community ◽

Bisexual And Transgender

This descriptive study explored the use of simulation as a means to increase cognitive and reflective practice as well as determining if simulation can alter perceptions and attitudes related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. This manuscript describes how student nurses perceive their role when providing care to and, more specifically, the care of transgender patients. The research question asks: How does a transgender simulation impact the attitudes and beliefs of nursing students related to the LGBT community? One-hundred and fifty-nine students, with a subset of 120 students attending a school in central Florida and 50 students attending a Connecticut programme, participated in the completion of the instruments. The Gender Affirmative Practice (GAP) scale was used to evaluate their attitudes and practice concerning LGBT issues. Findings suggest that the majority of the students rarely or never discuss pertinent sexual orientation issues. Students are not comfortable creating a climate that allows for self-identification by gay/ lesbians, despite admitting to being open and accepting the LGBT community with their faculty. Limitations were based on multisite location and the use of the GAP. It is important for nursing students, and healthcare providers, to acknowledge and recognise the unique vulnerabilities of transgender persons who are seeking healthcare. The exposure to transgender individuals in a clinical setting may be limited; therefore, the use of simulation will offer the opportunity to examine their beliefs and reflect on their attitudes towards this population. Simulation incorporating mental health issues is a newer training technique in which psychosocial aspects of healthcare are addressed.

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