Homelessness

Question 1

The structural and personal pathways in and out of homelessness are complex and multifaceted. Which of the following options reflect a pathway into homelessness?
A. Socio-economic inequalities and poverty
B. A history of abuse
C. “Mum and Dad investors”
D. Mental illnesses and de-institutionalisation.
E. All of the above.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

What does it mean to be homeless in NZ?

Answer 2

Homelessness is defined as a living situation where people with no other options to acquire safe and secure housing are: without shelter, in temporary accommodation, sharing accommodation with a household, or living in uninhabitable housing.

Question 3

In the context of documenting and addressing homelessness, Hodgetts et al describe a tripartite framework for shaping where and with whom researcher’s might cultivate shared spaces for trust, dialogue and cooperative action. What are the 3 pillars of the framework?

Answer 3

1. Moral inclusion
2. Moral complexity
3. Proceedural fairness

Question 4

When community psychologists interpret their research participants’ accounts of their experiences, they are engaging in which level of hermeneutics?

Answer 4

Second level

Question 5

Research on homelessness indicates that severe mental health affects around 50% of homeless people. Despite this figure, homeless people have extremely low rates of accessing health services. What is a significant barrier to accessing mental health services for homeless people?

Answer 5

Participants had been scarred and scared by data driven services and did not want to submit to technologies of control again.

Question 6

True or False…
Health practitioners are reluctant to take on homeless clients due to the complexities of their ailments as well as drug and/or alcohol misuse.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The gardening project at Orakei Marae is an initiative that reflects what?

Answer 7

Connecting to past, present, self, things and place.

Question 8

True or False…

A sense of displacement and being lost is central to understanding homelessness and responding.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

How is colonialism contributed to Māori homelessness?

Answer 9

Māori homelessness is a legacy of colonial practices of disruption, displacement and migration to cities.