Ssvf Case Study

Community nurses have a task of conducting interviews to citizens and location of homeless veterans, to establish their needs. The nurse need to

On September 21, 2015, I met with Ms. Katie, a student in the MSW program at NCSU, to conduct an interview. We met at Starbucks in Cary, in the crossroads shopping center. Ms. Katie’s responses helped me learn and think about social workers in the child welfare social field. As a prospective social worker, my questions were formed based thoughts that I was concerned about my responsibilities in the social work field..

In addition to programs of the federal government, many private organizations work to prevent or end the homelessness of veterans. For example, the Wounded Warrior Project assists wounded veterans to help them recover from their physical and/or mental injuries and reintegrate into productive roles in society. Enabling them to provide for themselves, helps prevent them from becoming homeless (How We Serve). The American Legion has a Homeless Veterans Task Force to address the problem of veteran homelessness. They also work with federal organizations in drafting laws and policies to care for veterans’ needs, as well as working with corporate partners to promote hiring of veterans (Homeless Veterans (The American Legion)). The Disabled American Veteran (DAV) organization works with veterans to help them get the

The group needs will be to stay active and up to date on existing and new programs throughout the facility and community. Other needs will include the facilitator keeping educated on the unique challenges that homeless face daily. Early in the group scheduling the facilitator may require up to two hours to keep up with current issues facing the homeless in the area. Researching new programs and other support systems could take a large amount of time. As the process is continued the facilitator should not need more than a half hour to lead the group. As new information is brought forward more time may be required. Homeless veterans are known to be highly resilient and this can be used as strengths of the group. One of the biggest limitations of this group will be contacting the homeless veterans and keeping them engaged in the group itself. Also many homeless can have severe psychiatric disorders and addition issues. Lastly many veterans choose to self-isolate at times due to varying issues. These groups will include any veteran that is homeless, inadequately housed, or in danger of being homeless. The group will only exclude veterans that are actively psychotic or visibly intoxicated at the time of the group. Due to issues that can arise in a group setting attendance can be granted or disallowed on a case-by-case setting. Ideally the group itself will have no more than 15 members and no less than 4. The group itself could hold more people but for the sake of available facilities and for the strains of the time limitations. Some veterans in this group will be suffering from PTSD. This group will focus less on PTSD issues, as there are many PTSD groups that occur inside the VA daily. While this issue can be addressed at times it will not be the main focus of this particular group. It will also be important to note that this group does not provide housing for the veterans but it will help give skills for

240.) The HUD-VA is one of the main programs that have expanded over the years that have supportive housing to end homeless population among the veterans (Tsai, Rosenheck, & Kane, 2014). This program subsidized the rent and gives vouches for the veterans with the help of a case management staff member from the VA. Also, this programs helps with clinical outcomes with substance abuse. When they are accepted in this program they receive a caseworker to help them to set up goals to figure out certain programs to come up with a treatment plan or a plan of action to get them back on their own again (Tsai, Rosenheck, & Kane, 2014). The Grant and Per Diem program uses communities by funding them by offering transitional housing for two years. Over the two years the veteran will no longer be homeless but also will learn how to attain stability in their jobs, have a steady income, advance skills, receive treatments for mental and addictive disorders, and to be have to integrate from being in the service to civilian life (Tsai, 2013). The third program that helps homeless veterans is The Healthcare for Re-Entry it helps incarcerated

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs believes that “No veteran should be without a place to call home” and I could not agree with that anymore. They Help out by connecting homeless veterans with housing solutions, health care and community employment services. They collaborate with employers, housing providers and faith based community non profits to expand employment and housing options.

These teams include professionals from different realms of the health field and the use of their combined knowledge to best assist patients and/or clients in need. This type of teamwork and form of practice has a profound impact on my career goals because I am interested in working within the hospital setting. As a practitioner, I will use the skills acquired from my studies/experience and apply them to the health field/aspect of social work practice. As a Graduate Research Assistant, I have had the opportunity to work within the hospital/healthcare setting and the experience I gained from this opportunity has solidified my goal to work not only in this profession, but with children and families in need. To continue practicing social work within the health field, I am currently interning at the McGuire VA Medical Center in the Mental Health Primary Care unit, working with Veterans and their families through crisis and allocating services to better serve the patients and their families. With this placement, I plan to make myself available for any learning opportunities that will be vital to my role within the health field and continue to explore the vast possibilities offered by this complex, yet rewarding profession known as Social

SSVF and HUD-VASH are the main response to veteran homelessness in many communities; however, there are numerous other resources for assisting veterans

In January 2014, approximately 49,933 American veterans were homeless on a given night. This number represents approximately 11% of the entire homeless adult population in the United States. Of those homeless veterans, 64% were reported to be sleeping in an emergency shelter or transitional housing and 36% were living on the streets or other places not meant for human habitation. Today, the federal government has many programs targeted to end veteran’s homelessness; however, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently has only one program offering a permanent supportive housing solution for homeless veterans – the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing program (HUD-VASH). With this program HUD provides eligible homeless veterans with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), while the VA provides clinical case management and supportive services through its health care system. The purpose of this evaluation synthesis is to assess the HUD-VASH program’s effectiveness in targeting limited resources to the needs of homeless veterans today, as well as to provide specific policy recommendations so as to improve the overall taxpayer value of this program.

Conclusion: Veterans need a coordinated effort that provides secure housing, nutritional meals, basic physical health care, substance abuse care and aftercare, mental health counseling, personal development and empowerment. Additionally, veterans need job assessment, training and placement assistance. There is no possible way to explain why some veterans end up homeless while another one does not. Just like the current state of our country, the reasons depend on the specific situation, but far too many veterans either do not understand that there is assistance for them or, for one reason or another, do not know how or where to begin the search for such assistance. My research has shown me that I will need far more education, training and experience to truly become an asset to homeless veterans in the United States. It has also solidified my desire to choose an area of concentration within the study of human resources specialist. My career path will be long and tough but the end result will be beneficial to many but most importantly to

Another program which helps homeless veterans reintegrate into society, is the Homeless Veteran Supported Employment Program (HVSEP). This program, funded by Veteran Affairs, provided positions for over 400 peer Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists (VRSs) in 2011. These peer VRSs positions are generally filled by fellow veterans

So many Veterans, even with the HUD VASH voucher system, are living in sub par conditions while landlords are pocketing overage monies for personal gain. Our mission is to offer not only housing, but a more complete and all-inclusive approach to treating our veterans, for future success. We aim to be an extension from existing VA programs and become a direct link to job training – while bridging Veterans back into society. Veterans are faced daunting challenges while transitioning into civilian society – which include—lack of camaraderie, lack of transferable job skills through the lack of support network lack of identity outside the military, and unemployment. Our mission is to alleviate these problems while benefiting the VA, overall society,

In relation to social welfare policy, if this bill passes, it could create a positive change for veterans who would have more reassurance of living a more comfortable lifestyle with more access to a variety of resources upon their return to civilian life. As a student of Sociology and Social Work, addressing the concerns of a growing population of people becomes more relevant to Social Worker’s field of work. It’s our responsibility to address these concerns and begin to communicate the problems with those who have the ability to help instill positive change into a tangible reality rather than letting it remain a feasible idea. Additionally, if this bill passes, those involved with social welfare policy could become more involved with new programs provided to veterans, create additional networks between veterans and social workers, improve communication and needs of

Moreover, some lack the capacity to be employed because of the psychological and mental disabilities they have acquired because of their experiences during war. In addition, their inability to access health care services because insufficient funds hinders them from obtaining medications and health services they need to stay well and healthy (Blue-Howells, J., McGuire, J., & Nakashima, J., 2008). Studying the needs of the homeless veteran population, a survey was conducted to determine the most significant need of that specific population. Forty-five percent of the respondents said they needed assistance in being employed, while 37% of them needed assistance in paying for housing costs (National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 2010b). The benefits and services provided to the veteran population should be coming from the Department of Veteran Affairs. However, the allocation of benefits and grants are dependent upon the quality of service and personal behavior of a veteran (McMurray-Avila, 2001).

After I graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara I was unsure what my next step would be. Of course I was anxious since I did not have experience working nor did I excel in my undergrad studies however, I knew I needed to use my newly earned degree in a positive way. Fast forward, after working for two years, I have gained the skills, knowledge and values from my work experiences that have confirmed my desire to advance my education in the social work field. I currently have my own case load of clients as a case manager at a level 12 group home but it’s time to take the next step forward. I want to ultimately advance social justice and provide services to assist individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.