BUILDING AM EMPOWERMENT POLICY PARADIGM - SELF-REPORTED STRENGTHS OF HOMELESS MOTHERS

Authors
BANYARD VL GRAHAMBERMANN SA
Citation
Vl. Banyard et Sa. Grahambermann, BUILDING AM EMPOWERMENT POLICY PARADIGM - SELF-REPORTED STRENGTHS OF HOMELESS MOTHERS, American journal of orthopsychiatry, 65(4), 1995, pp. 479-491
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
American journal of orthopsychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029432
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
479 - 491
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(1995)65:4<479:BAEPP->2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Self-reported strengths and goals of a sample of 64 mothers of young c hildren residing in a temporary shelter for homeless families, were do cumented, The strengths most frequently reported included ability to t ake action, parental competence, and determination in the face of stre ss. Program and policy implications of these positive attributes of ho meless mothers are discussed.