| Module |
Brief
Description |
Target
Audience |
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Key Facts Housing and Homelessness
in Your Area
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Some local facts and figures
about housing and homelessness.
Compare and contrast with national
figures and some other local
authorities.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
(YP)
|
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Homelessness The Key Issues
|
Who becomes homeless? Why does
it happen? What sort of effects
does it have. What are the exit
strategies? Outwith homelessness
what are the things people struggle
with that put them at or near
risk?
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
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Leaving Home Different Experiences
|
A small group exercise for
raising awareness of leaving
home issues.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
|
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Housing, Homelessness, and
Government
|
A brief outline of housing
legislation, duties on local
government, some of the recent
changes, e.g. Housing (Scotland)
Act 2001
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
|
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Streets Ahead the philosophy
of the guide
|
What is the guide? How was
it produced? What approach did
we take in producing it and
why?
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
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Streets Ahead a guided tour
|
A very brief overview of the
whole and a look at 2 or 3 booklets
(depending on audience/interest
and need).
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
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Leaving Home and Housing
key concepts
|
e.g. housing list, priority
need, 'homeless' (technical
definition), 'worker' (many
varieties), gate-keeping, etc.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
(YP)
|
|
Classroom Activities this
module comes in a variety of
flavours
|
For example: Housing Options;
How Much Will it Cost?; Dealing
With Sensitive Issues (in delivering
housing education); Ideal Homes;
Flat Mate or Best Mate?; When
Things Go Wrong (Delivering
Negative Messages in a Positive
Way); Household Chores Questionnaire,
etc.
Activities tailored to audience.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
|
Youth Work Activities this
module comes in a variety of
flavours
|
As per Classroom Activities
Activities tailored to audience.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
|
Local Services Whos Who,
Whats Where?
|
Run through list of local agencies
and services and, depending
on the training group, an opportunity
to establish contacts.
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
|
|
"Im Offski!" video
and discussion
|
15 minutes watching the video
+ 15 minutes discussion (with,
where helpful, discussion structured
by trainer)
|
Teachers
Advice Workers
YP
|
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Running a Training Session
getting started
|
Breaking the ice; exchanging
names. Some short exercises
with a housing-twist. Being
aware of the composition of
the group, e.g. salient facts,
who knows who etc.
|
Potential trainers with limited
teaching/training experience
(or looking for refresher)
|
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Running a Training Session
organisation and structure
|
Visual aids and handouts. Small
group work (techniques). Large
group work (techniques). The
overall structure of the session.
Setting the pace. Breaks etc.
|
Potential trainers with limited
teaching/training experience
(or looking for refresher)
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