Housing First
A lot of the money spent on homelessness in communities goes to emergency services. Does a Housing First approach reduce, increase, or not impact the use of emergency services?
Reduce
Who is the expert of the client’s own experience?
The client
True or False: Many harm reduction strategies can be applied to high-risk behaviors other than drug use.
True
To the client, diversion should feel like
A. Taking an exam
B. Proving their desperation
C. A caring approach to their needs
C. A caring approach to their needs
True or False: Homeless women, transgender individuals, and gender-nonconforming individuals are at a higher risk of experiencing gender-based violence while living on the streets or in shelters.
True
Which systems contribute to the racial inequities in homelessness? (Select all that apply)
A. Criminal Justice
B. Healthcare
C. Housing markets
A. Criminal Justice
B. Healthcare
C. Housing markets
Which of the following describes a special right or advantage available only to a particular person or group of people?
A. Superpowers
B. White privilege
C. Human rights
B. White privilege
Harm reduction seeks to help a person stay _____ while engaging in potentially dangerous behavior like substance use.
Stay safe (or safer), minimize risks, avoid dangers, (or similar language)
True or false: Implementing diversion will improve your system flow.
True
The effects of emotional trauma include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Physical health problems
B. Mental health problems
C. Susceptibility to substance use
A. Physical health problems
B. Mental health problems
C. Susceptibility to substance use
The three most important success metrics when working with clients involve reducing the amount of time they spend homeless, helping them find housing, and _______.
Stay in housing
Which of the following phrases best describes the importance of recognizing and valuing the uniqueness of each individual and their cultural background?
A. Cultural diversity
B. Cultural supremacy
C. Color-blindness
A. Cultural diversity
What is the strategy used in harm reduction to prevent the transmission of blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs?
A needle exchange or syringe program
Diversion is an approach that helps people who just lost their housing avoid homelessness by identifying ________.
Alternative Housing Options
LGBTQIA+ youth . . . (Select all that apply.)
A. Are likely to experience family rejection
B. Are disproportionately impacted by homelessness
C. Often struggle to find safe and accepting shelter options
A. Are likely to experience family rejection
B. Are disproportionately impacted by homelessness
C. Often struggle to find safe and accepting shelter options
True or False? In many places in the US, an individual working in a minimum wage job would have to work over 80 hours per week to afford a one-bedroom apartment
True
Which one of the following terms refers to the knowledge and understanding of different cultures that helps professionals provide effective services to diverse populations?
A. Color-blindness
B. Cultural competence
C. Cultural agnosticism
B. Cultural competence
Harm reduction will be most effective if it's adopted by ____.
A. Only recovery-oriented services
B. Only staff who work with the chronically homeless
C. The entire organization
C. The entire organization
A staff member and a client are having a housing problem solving conversation. Does it sound like they're working through a list of questions or like they're having an open-ended, free exchange?
Open-ended free exchange (that explores all potential housing options other than entering homelessness)
Which one of the following is the best definition of vicarious trauma?
A. Trauma from physical injury
B. Trauma from hearing others' stories of trauma
C. Trauma from the guilt of ignoring others' problems
B. Trauma from hearing others' stories of trauma
In the US, Black people are impacted by homelessness at a rate roughly __ times higher than White people.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 9
B. 5
Implicit bias refers to _____ emotions, attitudes, and stereotypes that affect our thinking and decisions.
A. Unconscious
B. Deliberate
C. Unalterable
A. Unconscious
Which of the following practices are consistent with a harm reduction approach? (Select all that apply.)
A. Abstinence
B. Moderating substance use
C. Making substance use safer
A. Abstinence
B. Moderating substance use
C. Making substance use safer
Diversion is a type of progressive engagement. What is progressive engagement?
It's starting with the minimum intervention the client might benefit from and then scaling up as needed.
Humans instinctively have a fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response to extremely stressful events. Which one of the following is the best definition of the fawn response?
A. Running away from a bad situation, like a baby deer
B. Using flattery and appeasement to neutralize a bad situation
C. Reasoning calmly and logically through a bad situation
B. Using flattery and appeasement to neutralize a bad situation