Responding to the Homeless: Policy and Practice (Topics in Social Psychiatry) - Hardcover

Garrett, Gerald R.; Schutt, Russell K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306440768 ISBN 13: 9780306440762

Verlag: Springer, 1992

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Book by Schutt Russell K Garrett Gerald R

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`Among the many recent publications concerning homeless persons in the United States, the Schutt and Garrett volume stands out for its breadth and action orientation. It is an important milestone in the literature on homelessness and a significant contribution to applied sociology.'
Leona L. Bachrach, Ph.D., Maryland Psychiatric Research Center

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Responding to the Homeless: Policy and Practice is largely a product of a unique collaboration between Russell K. Schutt and Gerald R. Garrett and their Boston community. As such, it offers a rich perspective on the problem of homelessness that is derived from the authors' shared experience with researchers, academics, students, providers, policymakers, and homeless persons themselves. Schutt and Garrett take the reader into the shelters and acquaint him or her with the philosophical and practical dilemmas facing line workers as well as policymakers. They also take the reader into the community to better understand the housing market and the dysfunctional continuities among shelter, housing, treatment, and social supports. There are sensitive discussions of the salient health problems that too commonly touch the lives of homeless individuals, such as substance abuse and AIDS. The volume also includes clear descriptions of the sometimes elusive processes of counseling and case management for homeless individuals. The sidebars of "what to do" and "what not to do" contain useful information that will both inform and empower individuals who are working on the front lines, and inspire and prepare future caregivers. While the eminently readable organization and style of the book are sugges­ tive of a highly practical handbook on the basics of homelessness, the authors and their contributors have also produced a scholarly volume that is replete with current research findings, programs descriptions, case studies, and vignettes.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0306440768
• ISBN 13: 9780306440762
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 284