Venturing to the Unknown:
Men's Studies in Greater China
  

Homeless

Homeless

Major Study Highlights

Purpose

  • Formulate Intervention tools for social workers to motivate and encourage homeless people to seek help

Methods

  • 3 focus groups for service providers (13 social workers)
  • 5 focus groups for service users (27 male street-sleepers, homeless from 1.5 to 20 years)
  • 12 in-depth individual interviews


Key Findings

Venturing to the Unknown: Men's Studies in Greater China: Homeless

Full Report of Study

  • Construction of Intervention Model

  • Report Title

    Construction of Intervention Model for Assisting Street-sleepers and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Model

    Citation

    Chan, T.M.S. (2016) Construction of Intervention Model for Assisting Street-sleepers and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Model. HK: Society for Community Organization. (In Chinese)

    (There is no English translation for this article)



Survey

Profile

Gender:
Male   Female


Age:
18 and below   19-39   40-59   60 and above


Education:
Primary   Secondary   Diploma   University


Men and Homelessness

1. How much do you think an individualized service is more helpful than providing tangible services to the homeless?

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Same as tangible services

Not too helpful

Not helpful at all

2. Which part of the LSW model do you think is helpful for the homeless? (can tick more than one)

Reviewing family background of the homeless

Reforming past experiences, reflecting previous choices and investigating how the experiences affect their life

Identity transformation allowing them to feel proud or fulfilled, such as self-actualization, talents and interests

3. Do you think the LSW model should be use in the future?
Yes   No   Unsure

General Questions

1. Do you think there are sufficient supports for men in Hong Kong?


2. What suggestion(s) will you give for a better policy for men in Hong Kong?

(The collected data will only be used for internal research purposes)










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