Year: 2016
Type: report
Abstract: Table of contents p. Tables and figures p. Executive summary p. Chapter 1: General Introduction p. Overview p. Purpose of evaluation research: Evaluation Study objectives p. Chapter 2: Background to the Pathways program p. Housing First p. Homelessness service delivery in Perth p. Homelessness service provision by UnitingCare West p.The Pathways service aims and objectives p. Pathways strategies p. Pathways' client demographic p.The person-centred approach p. Quality staffing p. Chapter 3: Research Methodology and Limitations p. Data Collection: Interviews, shadowing and documentation p. Participant selection p. Method of analysis p. Limitations of this evaluation study p. Chapter 4: Clients' Progress from Clients' Perspectives p. Conclusion p. Chapter 5: Clients' Progress from Staff's Perspectives p. Conclusion p. Chapter 6: Findings: Bringing together Clients' and Staff's perspectives p. Pathways clients p. Pathways clients (not interviewed, only files accessed) p. UCW/ Pathways staff p. RAS staff p. Discussion p. Conclusion p. Chapter 7: Findings: Pathways program's success, using three measurement instruments p. Pathways' commitment to the person-centred and strengths-based models p.The perspective of UCW management p.Staff perspectives p. Clients' perspectives p. Pathways' measures of success p. Final note p. Chapter 8: Findings: Pathways' intra-and interagency relationships p. Pathways as a nested service p. Coordinated cooperation and subordinated coordination p. Service identity development p. Pathways' interagency relationships, and feedback loops p.The relationship with Tranby p. OverviewThis report provides an examination of the effectiveness of the Pathways program delivered by UCW in Perth.This program is concerned with social inclusion, people who are most in need and people who are homeless.This project is small-scale and upon evaluation, could be seen as positioned as follows:• participatory methodology gives voice to people who are homeless, were formerly homeless or are now at risk of being homeless; • differentiating between a service-centred and a person-centred approach; and • differentiating between a strengths based and traditional deficit models.This evaluation research project commenced in November 2014, initially shadowing Pathways staff followed up by interviews with a group of willing clients who had recently started the Pathways program.Thirty-three (33) interviews with Pathways staff, clients and UCW managers were held over a period of UCW/ Pathways staff 1 st interview 2 nd interview Ben (team leader)
Authors: Johan van den Akker, Mark W. JENNINGS
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2762543005