Jay Levy's Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from
Homelessness to Housing Stabilization provides the reader with a
wonderfully crafted, detailed step-by-step manual with real-world
scenarios on how Pretreatment and the Stages of Engagement play out in
the actual work. The vignettes are rich with descriptions that clearly
come from a deep repertoire of experience working in the field that
gives the reader confidence they are being guided by someone who has
been in their shoes. The thoughtful questions and space to reflect add a
helpful workbook touch to the feel of the text, and matches the
grittiness of the material being covered.
The reader will...
- Understand the 5 principles of a Pretreatment Model through their
application to real-life scenarios that depict the world of
homelessness, trauma and loss.
- Learn how to utilize Pretreatment Assessment and interventions to
promote the engagement process and safety with highly vulnerable
people.
- Effectively integrate the stages of Common Language Development with
one's own practice of outreach and engagement with under-served
persons.
- Experience through interactive exercises and reflecting on case
illustrations the importance of facilitating the meaning making
process with both staff and clients.
- Discover an innovative approach to staff supervision based on the
integration of Pretreatment principles with Psychologically Informed
Environments (PIE) and Open Dialogue approaches to helping
"Pretreatment In Action by Jay S. Levy, MSW is a landmark
accomplishment. For those who do street outreach and street medicine,
Jay has provided a much-needed framework for navigating the largely
undefined terrain of therapeutic relationships with those experiencing
unsheltered homelessness." --Dr. Jim Withers- Medical Director and
Founder of the Street Medicine Institute, Assistant Clinical Professor
of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
"By using case studies and reflective exercises, Jay Levy has created a
highly readable and accessible guide to working with people who are
street homeless. Levy's enthusiasm for the work shines through on each
page; he does not shy away from complexity, and the stories and
situations he describes are as relevant in the UK as in his native
USA.", --Dr. Jenny Drife- START Homeless Outreach Team, South London and
Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Advisor to the Royal College of
Psychiatrists on homelessness and mental health
"Levy draws on respected approaches including Motivational Interviewing,
Narrative Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy. He integrates these into
a clearly articulated practical approach that will also work with other
significantly disadvantaged people living with trauma and
marginalization." --Rohena Duncombe, BA, BSW, MSWAP, Social work
academic & researcher, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Learn more at www.JaySLevy.com
From Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com
