1st Edition

Homelessness and Social Work An Intersectional Approach

By Carole Zufferey Copyright 2017
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on intersectional theorising, Homelessness and Social Work highlights the diversities and complexities of homelessness and social work research, policy and practice. It invites social work students, practitioners, policy makers and academics to re-examine the subject by exploring how homelessness and social work are constituted through intersecting and unequal power relations. The... Read more

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Homelessness and Social Work: An Intersectional Approach

3. Social Work Research and Homelessness

4. Social Policy and Homelessness

5. Social Work Practice and Homelessness

6. Lived Experiences of Homelessness

7. Conclusion

Index

Biography

Carole Zufferey is a senior lecturer at the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia. She has a social work background. Prior to entering academia, she practised in the fields of community welfare, child protection and youth justice in remote Western Australia; aged care and disability in London, UK; and mental health and homelessness in Adelaide, South Australia. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on social work, homelessness and intersectionality. Her recent research projects include exploring lived experiences of and diverse perspectives on home and homelessness, and the impact of domestic violence on women’s citizenship, including on their mental health, housing, employment and social participation.