by Jay S. Levy (Author)
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
Number of Pages: 44
Dimensions: 0.09 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN
Publication Date: November 01, 2011
