Working with Men in the Human Services

Title page......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
Contributors......Page 6
1 Feminism, masculinity politics and the human services......Page 10
Part I GENDER ISSUES FACING WORKERS IN THE HUMAN SERVICES......Page 22
2 Theoretical issues and political dilemmas in working with men......Page 24
3 Doing 'women's work'?: Men, masculinity and caring......Page 34
Part II GENDER-BASED PRACTICE APPROACHES FOR MEN SEEKING CHANGE......Page 44
4 Making connections: Working with males in families......Page 46
5 Neither colluding nor colliding: Practical ideas for engaging men......Page 63
6 Working with men's defences against vulnerability......Page 77
7 Working with males who have experienced childhood sexual abuse......Page 89
8 Men and mental health: Counselling men with a psychiatric disability......Page 102
Part III GENDER-BASED APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH MALE OFFENDERS......Page 114
9 Men and child protection: Developing new kinds of relationships between men and children......Page 116
10 Pitfalls and challenges in work with men who use violence against their partners......Page 131
11 Restorative justice conferencing: Reconstructing practice with male juvenile offenders......Page 143
12 Masculinity, offending and prison-based work......Page 156
Part IV RESPONDING TO SOCIAL DIFFERENCE AND INEQUALITY IN MEN'S LIVES......Page 168
13 Improving health and welfare services for older men......Page 170
14 The changing role of Indigenous men in community and family life: A conversation between Graham Atkinson and Bob Pease......Page 183
15 Rethinking sex and gender in work with gay identified men......Page 197
16 Challenging heterosexual dominance and celebrating sexual diversity in the human services......Page 210
Endnotes......Page 223
Bibliography......Page 228
Index......Page 251