On 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? "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. 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." --Jim O'Connell, MD - President and Street Physician for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program The reader will... <li>Experience moving real life stories that demystify homeless outreach and its central objectives and challenges. </li>
<li>Learn about effective strategies of outreach &amp; engagement with under-served populations. </li>
<li>Understand and be able to utilize the stages of common language construction in your own practice. </li>
<li>Learn about pretreatment principles and their applications with persons experiencing untreated major mental illness, addiction, and medical issues. </li>
<li>Discover new interventions via outreach counseling, advocacy and case management with people experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness. </li>
<li>Understand how to better integrate policy, programs (e.g. Housing First), and supervision with homeless outreach initiatives. About the Author 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. Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com From the New Horizons in Therapy Series at Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com SOC025000 Social Science : Social Work PSY010000 Psychology : Psychotherapy - Counseling POL002000 Political Science : Public Policy - City Planning &amp; Urban Dev. 
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Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing (New Horizons in Therapy)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Levy, Jay S.

Psychology & Counseling

Loving Healing Press

On 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? "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. 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." --Jim O'Connell, MD - President and Street Physician for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program The reader will... <ul>
<li>Experience moving real life stories that demystify homeless outreach and its central objectives and challenges.</li> <li>Learn about effective strategies of outreach &amp; engagement with under-served populations.</li> <li>Understand and be able to utilize the stages of common language construction in your own practice.</li> <li>Learn about pretreatment principles and their applications with persons experiencing untreated major mental illness, addiction, and medical issues.</li> <li>Discover new interventions via outreach counseling, advocacy and case management with people experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness.</li> <li>Understand how to better integrate policy, programs (e.g. Housing First), and supervision with homeless outreach initiatives.</li> </ul>
About the Author 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. Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com From the New Horizons in Therapy Series at Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com SOC025000 Social Science : Social Work PSY010000 Psychology : Psychotherapy - Counseling POL002000 Political Science : Public Policy - City Planning &amp; Urban Dev

Mental Health

Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 4) October 2010 Recovering The Self is a quarterly journal which explores the themes of recovery and healing through the lenses of poetry, memoir, opinion, essays, fiction, humor, art, media reviews and education. Contributors to RTS Journal come from around the globe to deliver unique perspectives you won't find anywhere else! The theme of Volume II, Number 4 is "Homelessness in America". Inside, we explore this and several other areas of concern including: Diet Health Fitness Parenting Disaster Recovery Abuse Survivors Relationships Grieving Journaling ... and much more! This issue's contributors include: Janet Grace Riehl, Robin Marvel, Barbara Sinor, Ken La Salle Pamela Hobart Carter, Kat Fasano-Nicotera, Jim Kelly, Holli Kenley Telaina Eriksen, Sam Vaknin, Marjorie McKinnon, Heyward B. Ewart, John Schreiber, Max Wallis, Cheryl Bremer, Michelle Lichtenfels-Robertson, Patricia Wellingham-Jones, Sweta Srivastava Vikram, Stella Riunga, Katrina Wood, Katherine Zimmerman, George W. Doherty, Victor Paul Scerri, David Roberts, Jay S. Levy, Daniel Tomasulo, and Bonnie Spence "I highly recommend a subscription to this journal, Recovering the Self, for professionals who are in the counseling profession or who deal with crisis situations. Readers involved with the healing process will also really enjoy this journal and feel inspired to continue on. The topics covered in the first journal alone, will motivate you to continue reading books on the subject matter presented. Guaranteed." --Paige Lovitt for Reader Views Visit us online at www.RecoveringSelf.com Published by Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com Periodicals : Literary - Journal Self-Help : Personal Growth - Happiness

Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 4)

Volkman, Victor R.

Self-Help

Loving Healing Pr

From the author of Homeless Narratives &amp; Pretreatment Pathways: Jay S. Levy brings us a new educational resource entitled Homeless Outreach &amp; Housing First: Lessons Learned. This monograph features three written works on homelessness inclusive of an article on moral, fiscal, and quality of life considerations, a new story entitled "Ronald's Narrative: The Original Housing First", and an interview that was originally featured in Recovering The Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing. These three documents provide a rich and fertile resource for learning, reflecting, and informing needed action that promotes high quality outreach services and housing stabilization for the most vulnerable among us. The Reader will... * Learn about the positive measurable impact of a Housing First approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of life implications. * Explore the relationship between Homeless Outreach and Housing First, as well as understand the five basic pretreatment principles that can be applied to both. * Learn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with individuals experiencing major mental illness and addiction. * Understand how to better integrate Housing First and Homeless Outreach initiatives with homelessness policy. Praise for Jay S. Levy "This is one of the best guides I have read about working with the under-served and homeless. I wonder why all cities don't put it into place? How we approach our homeless can definitely make a difference. Sometimes it's not in the techniques, but in the attitude of the case manager." --Carol S. Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views Learn more at JaySLevy.com From Loving Healing Press LHPress.com

Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Lessons Learned

Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Helping Couples, Youth, and Unaccompanied Adults

This book provides social workers, outreach clinicians, case managers, and concerned community members with a pretreatment guide for assisting homeless couples, youth, and single adults. Chapters explore policy and research accompanied by narratives that trace a person's journey from homelessness to housing and beyond. The inter-relationship between Homeless Outreach and Housing First is examined in detail to inform program development and hands on practice. Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach &amp; Housing First shares five detailed case studies from the field to elucidate effective ways of helping and to demonstrate how the most vulnerable among us can overcome trauma and homelessness. Readers will: 
<li>Expand their assessment skills and discover new interventions for helping people who have experienced long-term or chronic homelessness. </li>
<li>Understand and be able to integrate the stages of common language construction with their own practice. </li>
<li>Learn about the positive measurable impact of a Housing First approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of life implications. </li>
<li>Understand how to better integrate program policy and supervision with Homeless Outreach &amp; Housing First initiatives. </li>
<li>Learn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with couples, youth, and unaccompanied adults experiencing untreated major mental illness and addiction. "Jay S. Levy's book is essential reading to both people new to the movement to end homelessness and folks who have been in the trenches for many years. Learn how to do effective outreach with the chronic homeless population, and the ins and outs of the Housing First model. The personal stories and the success cases will give inspiration to work even harder to help both individuals and for ending homelessness in your community." Michael Stoops, Director of Community Organizing National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC Learn more at JaySLevy.com Another empowering book from Loving Healing Press LovingHealing.com </li>

This book provides social workers, outreach clinicians, case managers, and concerned community members with a pretreatment guide for assisting homeless couples, youth, and single adults. The inter-relationship between Homeless Outreach and Housing First is examined in detail to inform program development and hands on practice. Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach &amp; Housing First shares five detailed case studies from the field to elucidate effective ways of helping and to demonstrate how the most vulnerable among us can overcome trauma and homelessness. Readers will: 
<li>Expand their assessment skills and discover new interventions for helping people who have experienced long-term or chronic homelessness. </li>
<li>Understand and be able to integrate the stages of common language construction with their own practice. </li>
<li>Learn about the positive measurable impact of a Housing First approach and its moral, fiscal, and quality of life implications. </li>
<li>Understand how to better integrate program policy and supervision with Homeless Outreach &amp; Housing First initiatives. </li>
<li>Learn how to utilize a Pretreatment Approach with couples, youth, and unaccompanied adults experiencing untreated major mental illness and addiction. "Jay S. Levy's book is essential reading to both people new to the movement to end homelessness and folks who have been in the trenches for many years. Learn how to do effective outreach with the chronic homeless population, and the ins and outs of the Housing First model. The personal stories and the success cases will give inspiration to work even harder to help both individuals and for ending homelessness in your community." Michael Stoops, Director of Community Organizing National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com Another empowering book from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com</li>

Addiction & Recovery

Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization

Jay Levy's Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization provides the reader with a wonderfully crafted, detailed step-by-step manual with real-world scenarios on how Pretreatment and the Stages of Engagement play out in the actual work. The vignettes are rich with descriptions that clearly come from a deep repertoire of experience working in the field that gives the reader confidence they are being guided by someone who has been in their shoes. The thoughtful questions and space to reflect add a helpful workbook touch to the feel of the text, and matches the grittiness of the material being covered. 
The reader will... Understand the 5 principles of a Pretreatment Model through their application to real-life scenarios that depict the world of homelessness, trauma and loss. Learn how to utilize Pretreatment Assessment and interventions to promote the engagement process and safety with highly vulnerable people. Effectively integrate the stages of Common Language Development with one's own practice of outreach and engagement with under-served persons. Experience through interactive exercises and reflecting on case illustrations the importance of facilitating the meaning making process with both staff and clients. Discover an innovative approach to staff supervision based on the integration of Pretreatment principles with Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Open Dialogue approaches to helping 
"Pretreatment In Action by Jay S. Levy, MSW is a landmark accomplishment. For those who do street outreach and street medicine, Jay has provided a much-needed framework for navigating the largely undefined terrain of therapeutic relationships with those experiencing unsheltered homelessness." --Dr. Jim Withers- Medical Director and Founder of the Street Medicine Institute, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh 
"By using case studies and reflective exercises, Jay Levy has created a highly readable and accessible guide to working with people who are street homeless. Levy's enthusiasm for the work shines through on each page; he does not shy away from complexity, and the stories and situations he describes are as relevant in the UK as in his native USA.", --Dr. Jenny Drife- START Homeless Outreach Team, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Advisor to the Royal College of Psychiatrists on homelessness and mental health 
"Levy draws on respected approaches including Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy. He integrates these into a clearly articulated practical approach that will also work with other significantly disadvantaged people living with trauma and marginalization." --Rohena Duncombe, BA, BSW, MSWAP, Social work academic & researcher, Charles Sturt University, Australia 
Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com 
From Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com

"In Levys book, the reader will find a wonderfully crafted, detailed step-by-step manual with real-world scenarios on how Pretreatment and the Stages of Engagement play out in the actual work of assisting the homeless. The vignettes are rich with descriptions that clearly come from a deep repertoire of experience working in the field that gives the reader confidence they are being guided by someone who has been in their shoes. The thoughtful questions and space to reflect add a helpful didactic touch to the feel of the text and matches the grittiness of the material being covered"--

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Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing (New Horizons in Therapy)

Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing (New Horizons in Therapy)

Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 4)

Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Lessons Learned

Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Helping Couples, Youth, and Unaccompanied Adults

Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Helping Couples, Youth, and Unaccompanied Adults

Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization

Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization