A pilot study of a housing management intervention for young people experiencing homelessness

Time: 8:30-10:00am

Location: 266

Presenter(s): EmilySimpson, PhD, OTR/L; MonikaRobinson, DrOT, OTR/L; AmberReynolds, OTS; MaryVestal, OTS

Content Areas: Home & Community Health; Mental Health

Target Audience: Student, Entry-level, Intermediate-level

Course Description: A pretest-posttest study was used to evaluate the impact of a six-week housing management intervention on self-efficacy, goal attainment, and life skills for 9 young people experiencing homelessness. Improvements were noted on the Casey Life Skills Measure subscales: Daily Living (p=0.138) (Housing/Money Management/Transportation (p=.008), Relationship/Communication (p=.026), and Looking Forward (p=.007). On the Goal Attainment Scale, 37 goals were set and 32 were achieved at the expected level.