Working with young homeless people / Phil Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Phil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless youth--Great Britain.

Homeless youth.

Homeless youth--Services for--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

192 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This accessible guide provides information and advice on how to understand the needs of these young people, and how to ensure they are supported effectively. It combines the latest research and practice to establish what works best when helping young homeless people and provides insights into their world through diary excerpts and interviews.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Working with Young Homeless People; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: What is this Book About?; 1 What is Youth Homelessness?; 2 The Characteristics of Young Homeless People; 3 A History of Youth Homelessness; 4 Geographical Distribution of Youth Homelessness; 5 Something to Do: Education, Training and Employment; 6 Family A Help or a Hindrance?; 7 Friends and Acquaintances: Helping Young People to Maintain and Rebuild Social Networks; 8 Drugs and Alcohol Dealing with Substance Misuse; 9 Housing and Support Working for Sustainable Futures

10 The Human Factor What Works when Responding to Adolescent Behaviour?11 The Future of Servicesfor the Homeless; Appendix: The Quarriers Research Project: How Young People's Views can be Heard; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611782436

9781281782434

1281782432

9781846428159

1846428157

OCLC:

646763764