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1  Interventions For Women who suffer from homelessness Adriene S Hall SWG 533 Dr. Ignacio Arizona State University October 17, 2023

2 Background There are millions of women who suffer from Homelessness. Some find themselves trapped in a life they never thought they found themselves in. What makes it even harder, is when there are children involved. Some women who want to get help sometimes find it hard to get into a shelter if they have a male child. Empirically most information is available regarding how best to intervene with substance-abusing homeless mothers. This study pilot-tested a comprehensive intervention with 15 homeless women and their 2- to 6-year-old children, recruited from a local family shelter. All participants were offered integrated intervention with three major components. The first component was housing which included 3 months of rental and utility assistance, and these services were not contingent upon women's abstinence from drugs or alcohol. The second and third components included 6 months of case management services and an evidence-based substance abuse treatment (Community Reinforcement Approach; CRA). Analysis revealed that women showed reductions in substance use (F 2,22 = 3.63; p < .05), homelessness (F 2,24 = 25.31; p < .001), and mental health problems (F 2,20 = 8.5; p < .01). Further, women reported reduced internalizing (F 2,22 = 4.08; p < .05) and externalizing problems (F 2,24 = 7.7; p = .01) among their children. The findings suggest that the intervention is a promising approach to meet the multiple needs of this vulnerable population. These positive outcomes support the need for future research to replicate the findings with a larger sample using a randomized design”. (2012)

3 Theoretical approach From a social work theoretical approach, the theory I chose guides women who want help and don’t know how to get it. My goal is to inform as many victims and survivors as I can so that they can get the help they need whether it be through therapy or going back to school there’s help. An article by, “ Flavio Francisco Marsigila, Stephen S. Kulis and Stephanie Lechuga-Pena” states, “Several branches that emerged from the second wave of feminism have advanced different solutions to discrimination against women while promoting women’s rights and identities within the spheres of reproduction, sexuality, living arrangements, and the larger culture. One branch, liberal feminism, has concentrated on reforms that would better integrate women into existing social, economic, and political institutions rather than working to change these institutions fundamentally. Organizations like the National Organization for Women or (NOW) have pursued this agenda through antidiscrimination lawsuits, political lobbying, and educational campaigns to increase public awareness of issues affecting women, such as domestic violence”. (2021) Most women who follow program steps for homelessness, drug abuse, and IPV usually heal faster and live successful lives. I feel it is my duty as a social worker to meet the needs of all people more so women with children. I have found in my research as well as volunteering for a domestic violence shelter that most women are so traumatized by their abuser that they’re afraid to take the help that is offered to them. No one should have to live in fear no matter the gender.

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