Helfrich Christine A, Aviles Ann M, Badiani Chaula, Walens Deborah, Sabol Peggy
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, M/C 811 1919 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612-7250.
Occup Ther Health Care. 2006;20(3-4):189-207. doi: 10.1080/J003v20n03_12.
SUMMARY This paper presents three exploratory studies of life skills interventions (employment, money management or food/nutrition) with 73 homeless individuals from four shelters and supportive housing programs located in the urban Midwest for youth, victims of domestic violence and adults with mental illness. The Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment was administered prior to the eight group and individual sessions. Quizzes and posttests indicated clinical change in all groups, with statistical significance in the domestic violence group. The intervention implementation, challenges encountered, and strategies developed for implementing shelter-based interventions are discussed. Recommendations for successfully providing collaborative university-shelter clinical interventions are provided.
摘要 本文介绍了三项探索性研究，这些研究针对来自美国中西部城市的四个收容所和支持性住房项目的73名无家可归者开展了生活技能干预（就业、资金管理或食品/营养方面）。这些无家可归者包括青少年、家庭暴力受害者以及患有精神疾病的成年人。在八次团体和个人课程之前进行了安塞尔·凯西生活技能评估。测验和后测表明所有组都有临床变化，其中家庭暴力组具有统计学意义。文中讨论了干预措施的实施情况、遇到的挑战以及为实施基于收容所的干预措施而制定的策略。还提供了关于成功开展大学-收容所合作临床干预的建议。
