Exam Preview for 1191: Homelessness: Myths and Intervention Guideli

Homelessness: Myths and Intervention Guidelines

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1. Which of the following are the primary causes are of homelessness in the U.S.? Wage stagnation, income inequality and lack of affordable housing Alcohol and opioid use disorders Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Deinstitutionalization and a lack of community based treatment
2. Which of the following is an example of “person-first language”? person experiencing homelessness addict mentally ill homeless person
3. Which of the following is part of the criminalization of homelessness? Laws forbidding eating or sharing food in public places Laws forbidding sitting in public Laws forbidding sleeping outdoors or in one’s car All of the above
4. Which of the following is a feature of a Housing First approach? Requiring a person to achieve sobriety before being housed and discharging the person from housing when the person uses alcohol or other substances Requiring a person to accept case management services before being housed Allowing a person to decide if and when to receive mental health counseling None of the above
5. A strengths-based approach to a person experiencing homelessness who refuses to enter a shelter includes: Seeing the refusal as autonomy Seeing the refusal as a form of self protection Both A and B Seeing the refusal as self destructive and oppositional
6. A trauma-informed approach to a person who is experiencing homelessness includes: Insisting that the person talk about trauma with you Matching the pace and timing of the person experiencing homelessness Moving quickly and authoritatively Taking charge of the situation despite the objections of the person experiencing homelessness, because that person is impaired by trauma
7. How does the rate of homelessness among Black, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and Asian Americans compare with the rate of homelessness among Americans of European origin (white)? The rates are the same among all of the above populations People of color are disproportionately represented among people experiencing homelessness Institutional systemic racism is not apparent in homelessness People of color do not experience homelessness
8. Why do many people experiencing homelessness say “no” to offers of help? Helpers in the past have disempowered, coerced, shamed, scorned or ignored them The help offered is not what the person experiencing homelessness feels they need Both A and B The person is oppositional, defiant, and deluded
9. What are components of a conceptual framework to guide social work practice with people experiencing homelessness? A strengths, empowerment, and trauma informed perspective that seeks to address both the immediate needs of the person who is experiencing homelessness and changes in laws and policies that create income inequality and lack of affordable housing Seeing the person experiencing homelessness as the expert who decides what is help Promoting a Housing First approach All of the above
10. Many people believe that it’s a mistake to give money to someone who is panhandling. This is an erroneous belief because: Not giving someone a dollar does not provide substance use treatment. The person needs to be seen and heard as a human being, not treated as invisible and irrelevant Handing someone loose change, looking them in the eye, and greeting them in a friendly manner is humane All of the above