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100			_9324 _aZufferey, Carole
245			_aIdentity and everyday experiences of homelessness : _bsome implications for social work
260			_bAustralian Social Work, _cDecember 2004.
300			_a11 pages
500			_aKEYWORDS: Homesless identity, social work, policy
520			_aIt is important for the complexities of homelessness to be considered when constructing policy or practice relating to people who are without safe and stable accommodation. These complexities can be loosely categorised around the definitions, causes and experiences of homelessness. While definitions and causes are topics of current debates, study of the lived-experiences of homelessness remains an area that is largely under-researched. This paper explores some of the implications for social work and social workers when the individual’s understanding and experience of her/his identity as a ‘homeless person’ and consequent relationships with service providers are not factored into policy and practice. This article draws on the findings of a study of homeless adults in inner city Adelaide to illustrate the author’s arguments. It outlines the importance of listening to service users’ perspectives in order to assess whether dominant constructions of social work, homelessness and ‘homeless people’ are meeting the needs of and improving outcomes for individual clients. More broadly, it is hoped that making these perspectives visible will assist in the development of ‘client-focused’ practice and policy.
650		0	_aHomelessness _zSA _9490
700			_9325 _aKerr, Lorraine
856			_uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0312-407X.2004.00164.x _yView item on publishers website
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