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Author(s): Ellen L. Bassuk, Ann Birk, Joseph Liftik
Publication Date: 1994
This manual is designed for shelter providers who serve clients with mental illness, substance abuse or dual diagnosis. It discusses the knowledge and skills necessary to cope with this population as well as the shortage of services, logistical problems and attitudes of providers and clients that are obstacles to accessing community services. The manual focuses on forming an effective helping relationship and understanding clients' needs so that...
Author(s): Kathleen Guarino, Phoebe Soares, Kristina Konnath, Rose Clervil, Ellen L. Bassuk
Organization: National Center on Family Homelessness
Publication Date: 2009
This toolkit provides information for homeless services providers about integrating trauma-informed care principles into their organizations. This toolkit was developed to address the high prevalence of trauma amongst those experiencing homelessness.
The prevalence of traumatic stress in the lives of families experiencing homelessness is extraordinarily high. Often these families have experienced on-going trauma throughout their lives in the form...