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Psychological Needs Of Homeless Shelter Residents In Interaction With The Education Of Social Workers

Table 1:

Category Code
Mental health "Mentally hit rock bottom", street life, stress from homelessness and uncertain housing, loss of beloved ones, fear of loosing beloved ones, depression, insomnia and fatigue, suicide, mental health of children, phobia, interconnectedness of mental and physical health, domestic violence, failing in the parent role
Environment of the homeless shelter and mental health First stay in the facility, the need to adapt to the regime of the facility, lack of privacy and the need to share space, having roommates, ambivalent relationships, disease transmission
Social worker – methods/types of assistance Accompaniment, advocacy, counselling on personal change, services of a psychotherapist or a psychologist
Perceived needs in relation to the nature of the relationship with a social worker Establishing a good relationship, support and showing of an interest, "not to feel alone in the problem", "sometimes it’s enough just to be able to talk", "to talk openly", one key social worker, a social worker who the client is familiar with/has been proven, long-term aspect, "they know me from the past", to maintain a long-term contact with the shelter/social workers for the future
Accumulation of the social worker roles „říct všechno”"To be able to tell everything"
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