Housing support services and the strengths-based approach: service-user and staff perspectives
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University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2023-12-22Subjects
strengths basedbelonging
support
homelessness
staff
co-production
trauma
Subject Categories::K450 Housing
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This study aimed to identify main themes in the accounts of individuals encountering homelessness and staff who supported them, in a low-income South-East England town. It explored whether such themes were compatible with the adoption of a strengths-based approach by the local homelessness services. Thirty-one individuals in temporary accommodation and 19 staff were interviewed using a semi-structured schedule. Thematic analysis of the service user accounts identified five themes—Challenging Backgrounds, Effective Provision, Room for Improvement, Strengths, and Aspirations. An equal number of themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the staff interviews—Focus on Trauma and Mental Health, Service User Variability, Service User Involvement, Hard-Working Staff, and Improving Material Conditions. Both sets of narratives supported the adoption of a strengths-based approach by the local services, as they emphasized service user competencies, the importance of co-production, and the necessity to consider context in understanding the experience of homelessness. Including a range of stakeholders, future research needs to follow-up these services after they fully adopt a strengths-based approach.Citation
Sochos A, Smith S (2023) 'Housing support services and the strengths-based approach: service-user and staff perspectives', Journal of Social Service Research, 50 (2), pp.297-314.Publisher
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01488376.2023.2284791Type
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0148-8376ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/01488376.2023.2284791
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