Personal Values

The ethical guidelines for human service professionals mandate that, “Human service professionals respect the integrity and welfare of the client at all times.” (Freeman, S. J. 2000)

Ethical working in this setting includes respecting the principles and values which underpin the support for individuals who’s in St. Anne’s Community Services which is part of the organisation who look after of a homeless people.

The Housing First Initiative is a systematic method to end and prevent the reoccurrence of homelessness. The ideology behind Housing First is that homeless participants focus on obtaining permanent housing as a first step and work towards achieving goals towards self-sufficiency as a secondary objective. The dynamic component in the Housing First model is the collaboration between service providers within the community in order to promote independence for the participant and to deter cycles of

As human beings, we all have our own values, beliefs and attitudes that we have developed throughout the course of our lives. Our family, friends, community and the experiences we have had all contribute to our sense of who we are and how we view the world. As community services workers, we are often working with people who are vulnerable and/or who may live a lifestyle that mainstream society views as being different or unacceptable. If, as community services workers, we are to provide a service that meets the needs of our target groups and helps them to feel empowered, we need to be aware of our own personal values, beliefs and attitudes and be prepared to adopt the professional values of our

According to McEwen & Nies (2015), the number of homeless individuals has increased and the demographics have changed from once being mainly composed of single males to new groups of whole families that are homeless. Due to the increase in living cost, low minimum wage jobs and decrease of job availability has created this new homeless group. This discussion will examine the research article titled Health Needs: Shelter and Health Service Provider Perspective and answer some questions pertaining to the article.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss current health issues among the homeless population. The paper will also explore the reasons behind homelessness and the society’s perception. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless an individual experiencing homelessness fall into one of the three categories such as, chronic, transitional or episodic homelessness. Medicine or treatment for homeless individuals seeking medical attention, are not as accessible compared to non-homeless individuals due to the culture and rough life style. Neglecting proper housing and health care to underprivileged people is inhumane and increases the homeless population.

　　　In United States, homeless population was and still currently skyrocketing in the world. The only developed country in the world did not have a solution. However, Americans created the solutions that would help the reducing homeless population. In the recent study in New York, researchers concluded the new information regarding to homeless women. The evidence showed that,“our study of the experiences in the year after release of 476 adult women returning home from New York City jails shows that both populations have low employment rates and incomes and high rearrest rates”(Am J Public Health, 2005). Researchers wanted to discover and gather the new information because of “Although almost 90% of those in jail are adult males, this study focused on male adolescents and women because they are the fastest-growing

Typically I only see men on the streets begging; however the number of homeless women is increasing, especially homeless women with children. In this paper I will focus on homeless women by defining this issue and discussing the demographics of the women. I will address the types of interventions that have been implemented to help homeless women. Then I will discuss what research still needs to be done concerning homeless women. Finally, I will suggest which social services and social policies should be considered for further intervention and how these suggestions support the core social work values.

The most workable solution to ending homelessness must have more involvement and more input from the homeless; an individual invested in his or her own treatment is more likely to succeed in exiting homelessness, remaining housed, and becoming a productive member of a community. The Individual Needs approach uses the best practices from other models to help a greater number of people while continuing to utilize government, community, and humanitarian homeless services now in place. This approach emphasizes personal responsibility, independence, and self-reliance. There will always be individuals with disabilities who will need a Housing First approach if they become chronically homeless; this meets their individual needs. A Continuum of Care approach will continue to fit the individual needs of those who are homeless due to abuse, or homeless families. These groups make up about 40 percent of the homeless population (Henry 4).

The state and the community partners should be empowered to enhance their responses to homelessness and health. Some of the available policies options according to a report on strategic action plan on homelessness (2007) are first prevent homelessness of individual and families. This will be viable by Identify the risk and measures that will reduce the cases of the population at risk becoming homeless. Moreover, the policy should help prevent further chronic homelessness among the already homeless. Secondly, ensure the vulnerable group of homelessness receive health and social services. For example, by outreach and socializing activities, review the human health services program while reviewing the process of determining eligibility to ensure

My attention was more focus on homelessness on women and the emotional effect that homeless can caused psychologically and physical. There are numerous risk barrier that causes and woman or man to experience homelessness. The number one reason was job loss for both genders and unemployment and underemployment greatly effect the home

Research shows the number of homelessness women have steadily increases over the past decade .In the 1960s, only 3% of the homeless population were women and there was a perception that homeless women were prostitutes as a result women need were not recognised by society (Marcus, 2014). However, the 1970s when homelessness remerge as a political issues due to the increased number of homeless it was harder for the society to ignore. Although most of homeless most were still men, among them were younger single women, from impoverish background and from racial minority (Smith and Gilford, see Fitzpatrick, Peter Kemp and Klinker, 2010). Moreover by 1980s many more women were deinstitutionalized form mental health institutions without sufficient housing or social support (Ravenhill, 2008) as a result of this the rate of women homelessness escalated. Subsequently, during the period of 2005 to 2006 data out of the 164, 000 household that were accepted as homeless, 39% contained pregnant woman or women with minor children. This rate have risen significantly, in 2009 to 2010 an increase of 45% were female headed household with their children and 12% were single women, and 19% were couples with dependent children (Homeless Link, 2015),

Both well thought out ideas and proper English are very important and are needed in successfully writing a paper. The main objectives of our assignments are not only to show understanding of the material, but to also express our own opinions about what we have learned. It would be difficult express and communicate your ideas clearly and concisely to your peers without the use of proper English grammar.

Homelessness is a worldwide challenge that is growing at epidemic proportions and is at an all-time high among women (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2009). Women are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Homelessness among women has an enormous impact on families, communities, and society as a whole. Effective organizations and programs that enable women to overcome homelessness offer a return on investment for the community by changing the future for women, families and the community and reducing homelessness in the society. Despite success stories of women escaping the cycle of homelessness, there has been no systematic examination of what factors contributed to their success.

To begin, the values I have about education all began from being accepted into a program which ultimately changed my view on education. I remember it clearly. I was at the dinner table when my mother yelled from across the house that my letter was there. This letter was going to determine exactly how my next year in school would be. If I were to be accepted into this program, I would skip a whole year of math. I had taken the test, and now I was awaiting the results. I opened the envelope and there it was. “You have been accepted into the Skip a Book Program!” This was just what I had hoped for! And the story continues from there. After being accepted into this program, I was placed in a learning environment where everyone was high achieving. I was not the “smart one” anymore, but rather I was “average.” During this program, I was determined to work hard and do my best, because the environment I was in encouraged me to do so.