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Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Department
Educational and Counseling Psychology
First Advisor
Norena Badway
First Committee Member
Dennis Brennan
Second Committee Member
Elizabeth Maloney
Third Committee Member
Linda Webster
Abstract
This study investigated clients' perceptions of two approaches to ending homelessness in the United States: the Continuum of Care approach and a Housing First approach. Data were collected about perceived differences between the Continuum of Care and Housing First models of resolving homelessness. The study was conducted at an award-winning Housing First program in Los Angeles County, California. Successful completion of the Housing First approach was examined. This research employed a descriptive case study design, using multiple sources of evidence to investigate a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context. Nine clients were interviewed who had experienced both the Continuum of Care and Housing First approaches. The clients comprised a convenience sample that was selected in collaboration with the Housing First staff. Clients' perceptions of the two approaches were obtained primarily via the use of standardized open-ended interviews and informal conversational interviews. Clients' perceptions of the two approaches suggested that clients considered the Housing First approach to ending homelessness to be more effective than the Continuum of Care approach. The Housing First approach uses engagement of the clients by staff, teaching the clients to use tools of empowerment, and finally supporting the clients into a life of self-reliance.
Pages
171
ISBN
9780549047308
Recommended Citation
Hemington, Judy. (2007). Homeless clients' perceptions of differences between Continuum of Care and Housing First programs. University of the Pacific, Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2347
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