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Critical Incidents That Facilitate Homeless People’s Transition off the Streets

Critical Incidents That Facilitate Homeless People’s Transition off the Streets AbstractEmploying Flanagan’s critical incident methodology (J. C. Flanagan, 1954), selfreports from 17 participants who successfully exited from the street lifestyle to mainstream society revealed 314 incidents that helped or hindered their transition. The incidents were sorted into 19facilitating categories and4 hindering categories. Results were discussed in light ofthefollowing themes: (1) establishing supportive relationships, (2) discovering some measure ofself-esteem, (3) accepting personal responsibility, (4) accomplishing mainstream lifestyle goals, and (5) changing perceptions. The implications of the “categorical map” depicting this transition are discussed in relation to research and to those who assist in this passage. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Distress and Homeless Taylor & Francis

Critical Incidents That Facilitate Homeless People’s Transition off the Streets

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Critical Incidents That Facilitate Homeless People’s Transition off the Streets

MacKnee, Chuck M.; Mervyn, Jennifer
Journal of Social Distress and Homeless , Volume 11 (4): 14 – Oct 1, 2002

Abstract

AbstractEmploying Flanagan’s critical incident methodology (J. C. Flanagan, 1954), selfreports from 17 participants who successfully exited from the street lifestyle to mainstream society revealed 314 incidents that helped or hindered their transition. The incidents were sorted into 19facilitating categories and4 hindering categories. Results were discussed in light ofthefollowing themes: (1) establishing supportive relationships, (2) discovering some measure ofself-esteem, (3) accepting personal responsibility, (4) accomplishing mainstream lifestyle goals, and (5) changing perceptions. The implications of the “categorical map” depicting this transition are discussed in relation to research and to those who assist in this passage.

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Taylor & Francis
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Copyright 2002 Taylor and Francis Group LLC
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1573-658X
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1053-0789
DOI
10.1023/A:1016837231886
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Abstract

AbstractEmploying Flanagan’s critical incident methodology (J. C. Flanagan, 1954), selfreports from 17 participants who successfully exited from the street lifestyle to mainstream society revealed 314 incidents that helped or hindered their transition. The incidents were sorted into 19facilitating categories and4 hindering categories. Results were discussed in light ofthefollowing themes: (1) establishing supportive relationships, (2) discovering some measure ofself-esteem, (3) accepting personal responsibility, (4) accomplishing mainstream lifestyle goals, and (5) changing perceptions. The implications of the “categorical map” depicting this transition are discussed in relation to research and to those who assist in this passage.

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Journal of Social Distress and Homeless – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 1, 2002

Keywords: Street people; Homeless; Transition; Critical incidents

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