{"product_id":"homeless-narratives-pretreatment-pathways-from-words-to-housing-hardcover","title":"Homeless Narratives \u0026 Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay S. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid W. Havens\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Modzelewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn any given night, there are over 643,000 homeless people residing in shelters and on the streets across America. What can we do to help?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Levy crafts stories of characters who sear the memory: Old Man Ray, the World War II veteran who resents the VA system and regards himself as the de facto night watchman at Port Authority; Ben who claims to be a prophet disowned in his own country, crucified by the government and enslaved by poverty finds a bridge to the mainstream services and a path to housing through the common language of religious metaphors, including redemption and forgiveness; and Andrew who has been 'mentally murdered' is helped to understand his own situation and gain disability benefits through the language of trauma; among others.\u003cbr\u003e These stories are deftly interwoven with theory and practice as Levy constructs his developmental model of the engagement and pretreatment process. The outreach worker strives to understand the language and the culture of each homeless individual, builds a bridge to the mainstream services, and helps those providers to understand the special circumstances of these vulnerable people. Levy bears witness to the courage of these pilgrims who wander the streets of our cities, and his poignant book is a testament to the healing power of trusting and enduring relationships.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Jim O'Connell, MD - President and Street Physician for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The reader will...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience moving real life stories that demystify homeless outreach and its central objectives and challenges.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn about effective strategies of outreach \u0026amp; engagement with under-served populations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand and be able to utilize the stages of common language construction in your own practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn about pretreatment principles and their applications with persons experiencing untreated major mental illness, addiction, and medical issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover new interventions via outreach counseling, advocacy and case management with people experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how to better integrate policy, programs (e.g. Housing First), and supervision with homeless outreach initiatives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jay S. Levy, LICSW has spent the last 20 years working with individuals who experience homelessness. He has developed new programs and provided clinical staff supervision. Jay is one of the architects to the Regional Engagement and Assessment for Chronically Homeless Housing program (REACH). This was adopted by the Western Massachusetts Regional Network as an innovative approach toward reducing chronic homelessness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Learn more at \u003cstrong\u003ewww.JaySLevy.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the New Horizons in Therapy Series at Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOC025000 Social Science: Social Work\u003cbr\u003e PSY010000 Psychology: Psychotherapy - Counseling\u003cbr\u003e POL002000 Political Science: Public Policy - City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Dev\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732324020531,"sku":"9781615990276","price":39.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c2RURmNiUk8raEFkb2VxUXBqVHU4QT09.webp?v=1763888540","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/homeless-narratives-pretreatment-pathways-from-words-to-housing-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}