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Ecological System Theory In Homeless Shelter

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The ecological system theory also guided my practice during the completion of an organizational analysis. Research was conducted as being the case manager to analyze the programs of the homeless shelter. Once clients were admitted to the shelter, the shelter became part of the clients' systems. This particular system should remove external and internal barriers by providing community resources for the clients to access. However, through utilization of the ecological system theory, some programs and policies created barriers. As the case manager, my findings of the specific barriers were presented to the director for discussion of changing the policy and program creation to better assist the homeless population of the shelter. Clients without physical disabilities were required to have employment, go to work when scheduled, and be able to maintain permanent housing in the community. …show more content…

The SERVE homeless shelter did not have a daycare program to remove the barrier of child care. However, this shelter had a transportation service for signing out bicycles for usage while temporarily staying at the shelter. The bicycle service rule was first come first serve and was good for individuals without transportation. For a family, an optional transportation service was the public transit which ran Tuesdays and Fridays only. Taxi cabs and Uber services used weekly were too expensive for many families to utilize while trying to save money. After consideration by the director, she agreed to provide a free mini-van transportation service on Mondays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM to see if clients would benefit from the service. On the first day of the van service, there was a full list of clients ready to use the service. This new service was beneficial without any detriments

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