ISBN-13: 9781615991365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 44 str.
From the author of Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways
Jay S. Levy brings us a new educational resource entitled "Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Lessons Learned." This monograph features three written works on homelessness inclusive of an article on moral, fiscal, and quality of life considerations, a new story entitled "Ronald's Narrative: The Original Housing First," and an interview that was originally featured in "Recovering The Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing." These three documents provide a rich and fertile resource for learning, reflecting, and informing needed action that promotes high quality outreach services and housing stabilization for the most vulnerable among us. The Reader will...
Learn about the positive measurable impact of a Housing First approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of life implications. Explore the relationship between Homeless Outreach and Housing First, as well as understand the five basic pretreatment principles that can be applied to both. Learn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with individuals experiencing major mental illness and addiction. Understand how to better integrate Housing First and Homeless Outreach initiatives with homelessness policy.
Praise for Jay S. Levy
"This is one of the best guides I have read about working with the underserved and homeless. I wonder why all cities don't put it into place? How we approach our homeless can defi nitely make a diff erence. Sometimes it's not in the techniques, but in the attitude of the case manager." --Carol S. Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views
Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com From Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com
bFrom the author of Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways/bbrJay S. Levy brings us a new educationalresource entitled iHomeless Outreach & Housing First: LessonsLearned/i. This monograph features three written works onhomelessness inclusive of an article on moral, fiscal, andquality of life considerations, a new story entitled "RonaldsNarrative: The Original Housing First", and an interview thatwas originally featured in iRecovering The Self: A Journal ofHope and Healing/i. These three documents provide a rich andfertile resource for learning, reflecting, and informing neededaction that promotes high quality outreach services andhousing stabilization for the most vulnerable among us.The Reader will...brliLearn about the positive measurable impact of a HousingFirst approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of lifeimplications.liExplore the relationship between Homeless Outreach andHousing First, as well as understand the five basic pretreatmentprinciples that can be applied to both.liLearn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with individualsexperiencing major mental illness and addiction.liUnderstand how to better integrate Housing First andHomeless Outreach initiatives with homelessness policy.brbrbPraise for Jay S. Levy/bbrbr"This is one of the best guides I have read about workingwith the underserved and homeless. I wonder why all citiesdont put it into place? How we approach our homelesscan defi nitely make a diff erence. Sometimes its not in thetechniques, but in the attitude of the case manager."--Carol S. Hoyer, PhD, for Reader ViewsbrbrLearn more at bwww.JaySLevy.com/bFrom Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com