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Added on 2020-05-16
Housing and Community Living
Added on 2020-05-16
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Running head: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVINGHOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVINGName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVING1Peter is facing significant problems even after availing help from the homelessnesssupport groups. His time in the streets as a homeless person had made it very difficult for him toadjust and live in a social community. His history of shoplifting and prison stays had also madehim a potential threat to the other people who were living in the hostels. Despite beingcontinuously approached by the outreach teams, he kept on denying to take help from them,claiming that he was happy as he was (Bramley and Fitzpatrick 2018). This may have happenedbecause of his prolonged habit of staying alone on the streets. Even after he was placed in ahousing place, he was continuing to face troubles because of various reasons. After beingrelocated to Arlington House in 2014, he was evicted just after two weeks because of threateningbehaviour. Even after that he was housed in Endsleigh Garden, but was evicted again for displayof violence.The problem that Peter may be facing is his incapability to adjust to a life where he issupposed to live among, and with, other people within an established social structure. His drugaddiction made him develop a habit of shoplifting and theft that may make other people aroundhim to feel threatened and insecure. Even though he was on a methadone prescription and hadfinally stopped using drugs, he consecutively developed a habit of alcohol consumption and thisone of the most major contributors of his deteriorating behavioural tendencies (Schmidt et al.2017). It must be remembered that even though he did seek help from the outreach teams, heonly did so after he was forced to, after a night so cold that he could not endure to be alone onthe streets anymore and availed the benefits of a severe weather emergency bed. This makes himapprehensive towards the help that is provided by the support groups to begin with. This initialattitude towards the outreach groups at the beginning can affect his later views and attitudetowards the help.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVING2The biggest problem that Peter has right now is his homelessness. The outreach groupsare trying desperately to make sure so that he has a place to live in and not on the streetsanymore. Then his drug problem is another persistent issue which has to be dealt with as soon aspossible and he needs to be taken off the drugs. This would also help the support to groups toassist him with other issues, most notably his financial condition. Peter’s shoplifting behavioursneed to be treated as well so that he does not have to go back to prison at all. His behaviouralproblems that is displayed towards the others also need to be taken care of, which would helphim to keep on staying at the hostel where he is housed and not be evicted for problematicbehaviour (Stephens 2017).Regarding his homeless status, Peter has the option to avail the help that is being offeredto him by the outreach support groups so that he has a place to stay and not have to stay on thestreets even in extreme weather conditions. Having a place to stay would also enable him to takecare of his health, which has been drastically affected because of him staying alone for so long.Peter has to understand that the attempts by the outreach groups would only benefit him and hishealth, social and financial conditions would all improve significantly if he avails theseassistances (Watts and Fitzpatrick 2017). On the other hand, his capacity to make decisions havedoubts about them as well. His years of drug abuse and continuing alcohol abuse may havesignificantly and adversely affected his thinking and subsequent decision making capabilities.For this reason, he cannot be fully trusted to understand the situations properly and make thedecisions accordingly. Hence, the members of the outreach support groups would need to makehim understand the entire scenario so that he can be helped in taking the decisions that are themost beneficial to him (Wilson 2017).
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