Finding, Serving, and Housing the Homeless: Using Collaborative Research to Prepare Social Work Students for Research and Practice. Issue 3 (27th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lane, Shannon R.; McClendon, Jennifer; Matthews, Natalie
• Is Part Of: Journal of teaching in social work. Volume 37:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 292
• Page End: 306
• Publication Date: 2017-05-27
• Subjects: Data collection -- experiential learning -- homelessness -- research -- social work education; Social work education -- Periodicals; Social work education -- United States -- Periodicals; 361.32071
• DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2017.1317689
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-1233

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Social work plays a key role in engaging with clients and communities directly affected by housing insecurity and homelessness, and advocating for the right to safe and affordable housing. This article describes methodologies of the Point-in-Time Count and Homeless Management Information Systems and proposes strategies for integrating additional content around homelessness into the social work curriculum in research courses and beyond. This integration can meet student needs regarding experiential research, as well as agency and community needs for effective collection and use of data. A case example and proposed best practices describe opportunities for university–community collaborations in homelessness research.