It’s an interesting day for news. The justice committee have revealed today that probation officers spend just 24% of their time interacting with offenders. This has been blamed on a “tick box”, “bean counting” culture. But the question is who sets the targets that create the culture? … A rhetorical question – it’s the civil [...]
Archive for the ‘motivation’ Category
The importance of time
Posted in emotional support, homeless, motivation, tagged engagement, homeless, Homelessness on July 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Nudge, Nudge…wink, wink
Posted in addiction, motivation, problematic behaviour, tagged addiction, alcohol, problematic behaviour, transformation on July 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today “The House of Lords science and technology committee said ministers seemed to be mistaken in their use of what is known as the nudge theory.” ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14187802 ) Nudge theory is the idea that changes are made to the social and physical environment without legislation that encourage (or discourage) specific behaviour. One example of this would [...]
Where do homeless people come from
Posted in addiction, emotional support, Health, heroin, homeless, mental health, motivation, Poverty, problematic behaviour, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged addiction, alcohol, children, emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, offending behaviour, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work on July 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Children’s Society yesterday reported on the numbers of pre-teen runaways increasing (link below) and the risks that these young people face once they have fled their home or care. The report noted that a child runs away from home every five minutes in the UK and one in three of these will go unreported. [...]
Know your Place?
Posted in emotional support, motivation, tagged emotional support, self image on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to a BBC report today: The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed “against the odds” at school. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically. It says that “self-confidence” is a key factor in whether such [...]
It’s a soup-run, but it’s not about soup
Posted in emotional support, homeless, Leeds, mental health, motivation, practical support, rough sleeping, street homelessness, tagged emotional support, engagement, homeless, Homelessness, Leeds, outreach, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, self image, street homelessness on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We had a great soup-run in Leeds last night. Our purpose is to provide a good atmosphere for people who are out on the streets –not to attract people to the streets. The food we offer, from our perspective is a means to an end – we are not trying to feed the hungry but [...]
Bridging the Gap
Posted in homeless, motivation, practical support, Research, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work, tagged engagement, homeless, practical, rough sleeper, rough sleeping, street homelessness, support work on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent survey conducted in day centres (http://www.crisis.org.uk/data/files/publications/HiddenTruthAboutHomelessness_web.pdf ) 62% of the respondents stayed in a ‘hidden homeless’ setting the night before. That means they were rough sleeping, staying with friends or sleeping in squats. This snapshot data demonstrates that many of those who are homeless are not necessarily engaged with any formal services [...]
ending rough sleeping?
Posted in Health, homeless, Leeds, motivation, practical support, problematic behaviour, rough sleeping, support work on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have noticed that one of my clients, Paul, has been looking more and more unwell over the past few weeks. He said he had been assaulted a few weeks ago by a large group of people and has been feeling ill ever since. He is also rough sleeping after being evicted from a hostel [...]
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