Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives - Hardcover

Padgett M.P.H, Deborah; Henwood Ph.D., Benjamin; Tsemberis Ph.D., Sam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019998980X ISBN 13: 9780199989805

Publisher: OUP USA, 2015

Synopsis

This book provides a unique portrayal of Housing First as a 'paradigm shift' in homeless services.

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Padgett is internationally recognized as a qualitative methodologist known for her research on homelessness, including two federally-funded studies of Housing First. The author/co-author of five books and numerous journal articles, Dr. Padgett has received awards for her teaching and mentoring and led the Society for Social Work and Research as President.

Benjamin Henwood, PhD, MSW, is a recognized expert in mental health and housing services research whose work connects clinical interventions with social policy. His proposal to end homelessness has been adopted by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare as a grand challenge to orient the profession. Dr. Henwood is currently an assistant professor of social work at the University of Southern California.

Sam Tsemberis, PhD, is the originator of Housing First. The breakthrough that led to the creation of this consumer-directed program came after making the shift to listening rather than directing consumers, believing in their capabilities, and enlisting their assistance in designing the program. Dr. Tsemberis is on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center and conducts research, lectures, and writes about these topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019998980X
• ISBN 13: 9780199989805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248