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Over 240 participants from across England, Scotland and Ireland, joined an HSCWRU homelessness webinar on Psychological approaches to working with people experiencing homelessness led by Dr Kari Vyas and Dr Lily Krause, both Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologists from the Psychology in Hostels Project.
The webinar explored the complex needs faced by many people experiencing homelessness which stem from trauma, and the psychologically-informed approaches by practitioners and services that are essential to respond to the prevalence and impact of this trauma when working with people experiencing homelessness. Participants shared their own experiences, both lived experience of trauma related to homelessness, and professional experience of trying to respond to these issues. They thanked speakers for a ‘Very informative presentation, thank you very much, and well done for the work that you have done’ and ‘Such a good webinar, so valuable to practice. I will be sharing these slides with my team’.
The slides are available here.
Next time
The next webinar in this series, will focus on: Primary health care services for people who are homeless - what works?
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The Homelessness series is part of the Homelessness Research Programme at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King's College London. To join the mailing list please contact jess.harris@kcl.ac.uk
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This event will be led by Dr Kari Vyas, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Psychology in Hostels Project and Dr Lily Krause, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Psychology in Hostels Project and Operational Lead of the Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway.
People experiencing homelessness often have complex needs including physical and mental health problems, addiction, and social care needs, many of which occur against a backdrop of trauma. Recognising the prevalence and impact of trauma is therefore essential when working with these individuals.
This webinar will provide an overview of trauma-informed care and psychologically-informed approaches that all practitioners can adopt when supporting people experiencing homelessness.
This will include the fundamental principles of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE's), the practicalities of implementing these in the homelessness sector, and compelling evidence that creating PIE's improves outcomes for clients and staff, in addition to having wider positive social impact.
The team also has a Homeless Neuropsychology Pathway, which offers assessments and rehabilitative support for those with diagnosed or suspected brain injuries. A brief overview of this service and best practice recommendations will also be provided.
Homelessness series at King's
The webinar, which takes place on MS Teams only, is part of the Homelessness series, organised out of the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.
Please get in touch with Jess Harris if you would like to join the mailing list for the Homelessness series.
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