In search of ‘home’ for wellness: Mental health social workers’ views on homelessness in mental health

Isogai, Shoichi

doi:10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss3id246

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“…Work over the past two decades has further expanded and refined a conceptualisation of homelessness based on Indigenous cultural, spiritual and experiential dimensions. This has happened in the Australian context (Memmott 2003;2015), as well as in countries such as Canada (Christensen 2013;Peters and Christensen 2016;Thistle 2017) and New Zealand (Groot and Mace 2016;Isogai 2016;Kake 2016;Lawson-Te Aho, Fariu-Ariki et al 2019).…”

Section: Understandings and Definitions Of Indigenous Homelessnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Indigenous homelessness: much more than housing

Tedmanson¹,

Tually²,

Habibis³

et al. 2022

AHURI Final Report

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Section: Understandings and Definitions Of Indigenous Homelessnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Indigenous homelessness: much more than housing

Tedmanson¹,

Tually²,

Habibis³

et al. 2022

AHURI Final Report

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“…More recently, researchers have noted the grim realities faced by employees being unable to achieve desired housing outcomes for clients because of the limited supply of social and affordable housing (Pawson, Clarke et al 2022). Moreover, despite the importance of greater staff education and training having been recognised for almost a decade (Martin, Phillips et al 2012), a deficit of appropriately trained workers persists in Australia and overseas (CHP 2019;Isogai 2018;Lawton and Hamilton 2018;Spinney 2018).…”

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Investigative panel into building and retaining and effective homelessness sector workforce

James,

D. Dunlop,

Gilbert

et al. 2023

AHURI Final Report

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AHURIAHURI is a national independent research network with an expert not-for-profit research management company, AHURI Limited, at its centre. AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality research that influences policy development and practice change to improve the housing and urban environments of all Australians.Using high quality, independent evidence and through active, managed engagement, AHURI works to inform the policies and practices of governments and the housing and urban development industries, and stimulate debate in the broader Australian community. AHURI undertakes evidence-based policy development on a range of priority policy topics that are of interest to our audience groups, including housing and labour markets, urban growth and renewal, planning and infrastructure development, housing supply and affordability, homelessness, economic productivity, and social cohesion and wellbeing. AHURI journalAHURI Final Report journal series is a refereed series presenting the results of original research to a diverse readership of policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Peer review statementAn objective assessment of reports published in the AHURI journal series by carefully selected experts in the field ensures that material published is of the highest quality. The AHURI journal series employs a double-blind peer review of the full report, where anonymity is strictly observed between authors and referees.

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confidence: 99%

Investigative panel into building and retaining an effective homelessness sector workforce

James,

Dunlop,

Gilbert

et al. 2023

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Low remuneration, short term contracts and competitive funding models are reducing employees’ financial security resulting in experienced staff leaving the specialist homelessness services industry. The research investigates what is needed to build a strong specialist homelessness services (SHS) sector workforce that will help people experiencing homelessness to access accommodation and get ongoing support.The work done by workers within the SHS sector is increasingly complex and places high physical and psychological demands on staff. They experience heavy workloads which include increased administrative tasks; taxing emotional demands; unrealistic expectations based on outdated key performance indices; and significant problem-solving demands, including having to navigate welfare systems that are outside of their control. These pressures contribute to staffing shortages and problems retaining workers, both issues which are expected to increase in the future.The experiences of workers, especially those working in frontline roles, clearly show that the impact of SHS sector work on mental health is significant. Lack of funding, understaffing, placing staff in roles that are beyond their current competency, shift work and vicarious trauma and stress from exposure to distressing situations have the greatest impact on workers’ mental health. Workers are also asked to support clients who experience a range of social, emotional, drug and alcohol, domestic and family violence, cultural, trauma and mental health problems.The research identifies Government policy priorities that will improve the situation for workers, including reforming the way SHS funds are delivered by the states and territories.

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In search of ‘home’ for wellness: Mental health social workers’ views on homelessness in mental health

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Urban Indigenous homelessness: much more than housing

Urban Indigenous homelessness: much more than housing

Investigative panel into building and retaining and effective homelessness sector workforce

Investigative panel into building and retaining an effective homelessness sector workforce

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