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Purpose: This study evaluated the possible effects of empathy-focused group work on the participants, which is designed by bringing together cisgender heterosexual and LGBTQ+ people. Method: The study group of the research consists of 28 people (14 people in each of the experimental and control groups) who receive social service from a municipality in Istanbul, Turkey. The empathy-focused group work lasted 8 weeks, and pretest and posttest measurements were performed using the Affective and Cognitive Measure of Empathy (ACME) Scale and the Social Dominance Orientation Scale. Results: The result of this study showed that the participants were able to experience positive contact experiences in group work with heterogeneous groups, and an increase in the emotional and cognitive empathy levels of the participants and a decrease in their social dominance orientation. Conclusions: Implications for future research and professional practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to investigate the employment situation of trans people in the context of the Southern European welfare regime in Turkey. We observe that the welfare state has emerged as a product of the Industrial Revolution towards the end of eighteenth century. The Industrial Revolution led to a diversification of products in manufacturing along with technological change and reforms in this era brought many variations in social, economic, political, and cultural fields. Within this context, the Southern European welfare regime plays a critical role in establishing a patriarchal system, a gender-based division of labor, and sexual orientation and gender identity categories that are rejected in culture and the system. By looking at the previous studies that collected limited data, we aim to present the yearly changes in the employment rate and the situation of trans people in Turkey. Due to the hostile work environment, inadequate policies and actions, and the discrimination against trans people, the employment rate of both trans women and trans men working in the public sector is very low. Not surprisingly, the situation is not different for the trans individuals working in the private sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With this group work, which includes activities for animal rights, it is aimed that children can raise awareness about animal rights and interact with animals. The research was carried out as a pretest‐posttest experimental study in order to evaluate the effect of group work on children receiving counselling and training from a Guidance and Research Center in Istanbul. The study group of the research between May 2022 and June 2022 consists of 20 children (10 in the experimental group, 10 in the control group) between the ages of 11–12 and continuing their education in Istanbul. In addition to the Personal Information Form, which included questions such as gender, age, education status, number of siblings, socio‐economic levels, and status of living with pets, the Oney Animal Love Scale and Scale of Behaviour for Animals were administered to the study group as pretest‐posttest. The group work was held on Saturdays at 13:00, consisted of six sessions, and in each session, activities for socialization, animal rights and child–animal interaction were carried out. The collected data were analysed in the SPSS 22.0 package program. At the end of the group work, it was observed that there was a positive significant difference in the total scores of the Oney Animal Love and Scale of Behaviour for Animals of the children in the experimental group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the lack of associating social work and queer theory in Turkey and reflecting it to professional practices. In this framework, first, it is aimed to understand how the social work discipline has historically handled queer theory and how this approach has changed (or not) and how critical social work, radical social work and antioppression social work approaches look at the subject, then the queer theory's approach to the issue. It is envisaged to present a gender-neutral approach on how it can be applied in social work intervention processes. An approach independent of gender roles embodies the idea that the roles, facts, and situations assigned to women and men through the binary gender system are socially constructed, changed, and differentiated from society to society, from culture to culture, rather than biologically determined. Along with all these discussions, it is aimed to make a critical analysis of the transformations social work has undergone in the context of queer theory and to reveal the perspective of queer theory from this point of view, and to reveal the possibilities that social work can provide to social work by providing the queer perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study aims to measure the effects of emotion-based group work containing approaches from the intergroup emotions theory on LGBT people where live in Turkey to provide emotion regulation and improve psychosocial functioning. 20 LGBT people (10 participants in experimental group, 10 participants in control group) were included for group work. The Need for Affect Scale (NAS) was implemented to both groups before and after the group work. After the group work, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups. It was observed that emotion-based group work was effective in increasing the expression and the experience of LGBT people's positive emotions and improved their psychosocial functioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study has been carried out to understand the experiences – both in interpersonal and societal processes – of LGBTQ+s’ in Turkey, who are a marginalized minority that is exposed to different forms of discrimination and censorship, with 17 LGBTQ+ participants aged between 25-42, from various cities in Turkey. In this study, a qualitative research method based on a phenomenological approach was used to reveal LGBTQ+s’ experiences by using the diversity and richness of their expressions. In the interviews, a semi-structured interview form was used and the data were resolved with MAXQDA 12 software. As a result of the analysis, the themes were shaped around the participants' experiences with coming-out processes, discrimination, and violence, the perspective of the government, society, and non-governmental organizations towards LGBTQ+s, and what can be done to avoid negative processes related to discrimination, violence, and coming-out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LGBTQIA+ people are often subjected to prejudice, discrimination, and violence in many societies. This sets a barrier for LGBTQIA+ people access to social services. This study was conducted to investigate LGBTQIA+ people access to social services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study findings using convenience sampling and exploration design with participants who identify themselves as LGBTQIA+ (N = 856) show that vast majority of LGBTQIA+ people living in Turkey faced serious problems with accessing social services like housing, social assistance, psycho-social support, and post-violence support mechanisms. Future studies which will investigate experiences of LGBTQIA+ people access to social services will help to make the needs and the problems of the LGBTQIA+ community visible and once awareness is made efforts can be made that contribute to the solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Witch hunts are the accusation, arrest, and punishment of people believed to be witches or wizards without trial. Witchcraft is believed to be practiced to affect another person's health, behavior, or cause a social problem. The accusation and stigma of women as witches is rooted in deep-rooted superstitions and systems built on misogyny and patriarchy. Violence against women increasingly continues and is legitimized by different economic and political situations such as globalization, colonization and capitalism. Thus, by reconstructing the woman body with policies that "witching" women, patriarchal ideologies create a perception suitable for maintaining their own systems. Although there is no named "witchcraft" phenomenon in Turkey, women are exposed to violence, tortured and killed. Although it is not observed that women are called "witches" and accused of "witchcraft", it is thought that a "witch hunt" for women is carried out in Turkey. In this study, it is planned to evaluate femicide in the context of Turkey by examining the international comparative literature on witch hunts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes in the behavior patterns of many population groups due to restrictive measures all over the world. In this study, qualitative research method based on a phenomenological approach was used to determine the changes in the sexual behavior of a group of LGBTQ+ people living in Turkey. The COVID-19 pandemic has culminated in changes in the sexual life of LGBTQ+s. It has been determined that feelings such as the need of emotional support, loneliness, devaluation and helplessness were experienced, and quarantine and curfew restrictions were effective on sexuality and sexual behaviors. In addition, it has been determined that LGBTQ+s have changed in the standards of determining partners during the pandemic process. The use of sex toys has increased, the sensitivity toward self-care and hygiene rules has increased, the tendency to have sexual fantasies has changed, the sexual behavior of people in their social environment has changed, and the disruptions in health services have posed negative effects. It is recommended to carry out studies focusing on the sexual behavior of LGBTQ+s and to develop counseling services regarding the sexual behaviors of LGBTQ+s and the situations that occur in their sexual lives.