Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA Populations: An Interactional Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138672437)

Claire L. Dente is a licensed clinical social worker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She received a BA from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA, an MSW from The National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and a Ph.D. from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Her social work practice has included work in physical rehabilitation and ability services, college mental health and diversity issues. She is especially interested in the intersection of religion and spirituality with sexual orientation and gender identity. She has worked as a social worker on a stroke unit, as director of a university counseling center and disability services office, and as a social work faculty member.