Homelessness
Homelessness
Dewayne Henderson
BSHS/465
July 21, 2014
Tanisha Laidler
Homelessness
Introduction
Human service workers help people who are homeless to meet basic needs. Human service workers may refer clients to a variety of providers, such as temporary or permanent housing facilities, organizations that serve meals, and job centers that can assist the client in learning new skills or finding jobs. Some clients can need help finding treatment to address and underlying cause of homelessness.
Working closely with the client, human service workers identify problems and create a plan for service to help the client solve these problems. The process may include a multitude of helping techniques by evaluating the client support system, environment, and values are tailored to each individual’s needs.
Human service workers cannot force help on someone who does not want it, and human service workers cannot take over a client’s life. Instead human service professionals tried to help every client make good decisions, find resources to overcome problems, and inspire the client to make improvements. The goal of a human service professional when helping the homeless population is to provide every resource possible to help the client not only find housing, but teach the client the skills he or she need to meet his or her basic needs.
Affordable housing and poverty
A lack of affordable housing and the limited scale of housing assistance programs have contributed to the current housing crisis and to homelessness. Recently, foreclosures have also increase the number of people who experienced homelessness. Ageism and big companies downsizing has also played a factor in homelessness.
Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. Poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, shelter, health care, and education. Difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Often it is housing which absorbs a high proportion of income
Dewayne Henderson
BSHS/465
July 21, 2014
Tanisha Laidler
Homelessness
Introduction
Human service workers help people who are homeless to meet basic needs. Human service workers may refer clients to a variety of providers, such as temporary or permanent housing facilities, organizations that serve meals, and job centers that can assist the client in learning new skills or finding jobs. Some clients can need help finding treatment to address and underlying cause of homelessness.
Working closely with the client, human service workers identify problems and create a plan for service to help the client solve these problems. The process may include a multitude of helping techniques by evaluating the client support system, environment, and values are tailored to each individual’s needs.
Human service workers cannot force help on someone who does not want it, and human service workers cannot take over a client’s life. Instead human service professionals tried to help every client make good decisions, find resources to overcome problems, and inspire the client to make improvements. The goal of a human service professional when helping the homeless population is to provide every resource possible to help the client not only find housing, but teach the client the skills he or she need to meet his or her basic needs.
Affordable housing and poverty
A lack of affordable housing and the limited scale of housing assistance programs have contributed to the current housing crisis and to homelessness. Recently, foreclosures have also increase the number of people who experienced homelessness. Ageism and big companies downsizing has also played a factor in homelessness.
Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. Poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, shelter, health care, and education. Difficult choices must be made when limited resources cover only some of these necessities. Often it is housing which absorbs a high proportion of income
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