A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THE PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (TIP 55, PART 1, CHAPTER 1)

Course overview

A Practical Guide for the Provision of Behavioral Health Services (TIP 55, Part 1, Chapter 1): Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless introduces you to homelessness in America. It illustrates how homelessness affects people, why it often occurs in conjunction with other social and health problems, and why it cannot be addressed in isolation. It also proves a brief overview of how communities address homelessness and discusses different types of homelessness and how each interacts with substance use and mental disorders. In addition, the chapter discusses your role(s) as a provider in working with this population. Some of the topics addressed include: The special competencies you will need in your work with people who are homeless. Knowledge, skills, and attitudes in working with specialized community resources that can support treatment and prevention for people who are homeless. How to build responses for homelessness or the threat of homelessness into individualized service or treatment plans. How to adapt services to the changing needs of people who are homeless as their life situations change. How to help individuals without permanent housing integrate with other people in behavioral health service settings. This chapter explains the types of preventive services people who are homeless may need expounds upon the provider self-care when working with the problems of homelessness.