THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-DETERMINATION AND CLIENT OUTCOMES AMONG THE HOMELESS

<p>This paper has attempted to determine if there is a significant relationship between self-determination and client outcomes among the homeless. The study has been based upon the conceptual framework set forth in Self-Determination Theory. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between self-determination and client outcomes among the homeless. Using a data collection instrument, based on empirically validated instrumentation, clients from several homeless service providers in the City of San Bernardino were assessed for the level of self-determination and autonomy support they experience within these agencies. Outcome measures included such things as whether the client was going to school, had a job and had a bank account. Overall, the results of the study were inconclusive, though some interesting post hoc observations were made. It was the primary aim of this paper to increase the knowledge base of the local network of homeless service providers and to promote the compassionate, equitable, and dignified treatment of the population they serve.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work

Level thesis:degree_level

Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Social Work

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Hanna, Samuel M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dennis, Cory

• Homelessness
• Social Work
• Self Determination Theory
• Outcomes
• Survey
• Chi Square
• Cognition and Perception
• Community-Based Learning
• Community-Based Research
• Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys
• Housing Law
• Legal Studies
• Mental and Social Health
• Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Other Statistics and Probability
• Personality and Social Contexts
• Place and Environment
• Privacy Law
• Probability
• Property Law and Real Estate
• Public Health
• Public Law and Legal Theory
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Social Psychology
• Social Welfare
• Statistics and Probability
• Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Theory and Philosophy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/203

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oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1245