1Dedication
41Contracting Phase, Promoting Safety and Crisis Intervention
2Tables and Figures
42Re-contracting, Promoting Self-Care and Ongoing Work Phase
3Acknowledgments
43Termination – Redefining the Relationship with Chronically Homeless Individuals
4Foreword – The REACH Housing First Pilot
44Pretreatment Principles Revisited
5Preface – Unveiling the Message: From Monograph to Book
45Chapter 7 – Youth Homelessness: Freedom, Rebellion, and the Search for Camaraderie
6Chapter 1 – Pretreatment Considerations for Homeless Outreach & Housing First
46Rousing Rebel Gal
7Chapter 2 – Ronald’s Narrative: The Original Housing First
47Youth Homelessness Policy & Data: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
8Homeless Outreach and the Seeds of Housing First
48Helping Homeless Youth
9Pre-engagement
49Pretreatment Applications
10Engagement and Contracting
50Chapter 8 – Anthony’s Narrative: Navigating Tumultuous Waters
11Contracting and Re-contracting
51The Power of Acceptance
12Contract Implementation – Preparation and Action Phases
52Pre-engagement & Engagement
13Housing First: Lessons Learned
53Solution Focused Work: Crisis Intervention and Contracting
14Chapter 3 – Moral, Fiscal, and Quality of Life Reasons for Ending Chronic Homelessness
54Supporting Transitions: Managing Crisis and Contract Implementation
15Mortality, Health, and Moral Considerations
55Contract Implementation, Termination, and Redefining the Relationship
16Financial Considerations
56Chapter 9 – Housing First: From Concept to Working Models
17Quality of Life Considerations
57Housing First: Why, What, and How?
18Effective Pretreatment Strategies
58Working Models: Pathways to Housing, REACH, and Safe Havens
19Homeless Outreach
59REACH Housing First
20Housing First
60Safe Havens
21Critical Response Team
61Funding C-SPECH Housing First Services
22Conclusion
62Conclusion
23Chapter 4 – Janice & Michael’s Narrative: The Challenges of Helping Homeless Couples
63Chapter 10 – Julio’s Narrative: The Trials & Tribulations of Housing First
24New Beginnings
64Outreach & Engagement
25Pre-engagement
65Housing First Placement: Crisis Intervention and Supporting Transitions
26Engagement
66Managing Crisis and Learning Opportunities
27Engagement, Crisis Intervention & Contracting
67Julio’s Story Revisited: Pretreatment Guide for Supervision
28Re-Engagement & Re-Contracting
68Chapter 11 – Supervision: Pretreatment Applications, Staff Support and Sharing Stories
29Crisis Intervention and Contract Implementation
69Pretreatment Applications
30Supporting Transitions: Easier Said than Done
70Staff Supervision: Boundary Issues and Workers’ Reactions
31Lessons Learned and Future Challenges
71Supporting Transitions, Sharing Stories & Common Pitfalls
32Chapter 5 – Making Meaning and the Art of Common Language Construction
72Chapter 12 – Conclusion
33The Springboard of Potentiality
73The Client Centered Pragmatism of Pretreatment
34Old Man Ray’s Narrative Revisited
74Homeless Outreach & Housing First: Resolution of Conflicting Dualities
35Ronald’s Narrative Revisited
75Goals & Future Challenges
36Common Language Construction
76Appendix – Homelessness in America
37Emergence of New Pathways
77References
38Chapter 6 – Lacey’s Narrative: Trauma, Loss, and the Need for Safe Haven
78About the Author
39Trauma & Homelessness
79Index
40Pre-engagement and Engagement Phases