The intervention was satisfactorily effective in addressing the client’s problem as progress was attained in certain aspects initially proved challenging. The issue of properly maintaining a home was addressed as the client learned how to adapt to a home by himself. Initially, the client was not used to facilities such as a bed and slept on the floor. Gradually, he got accustomed to it and was comfortable in his house.
The client was able to form meaningful relationships, something that was difficult before. He was able to view the social worker helping him as a friend rather than a professional who sought to make his life difficult. By developing a connection between the two of them, the client was able to articulate his problems more clearly and was helped. Additionally, he was able to create a healthy bond of friendship which climaxed with the two of them buying a television set together.
The client was able to resolve his drug abuse menace. Initially, he was involved in the abuse of many drugs, including cocaine. This jeopardized his health and made it difficult for him to focus on making his life better. With time, he quit most of the hard drugs, and the only hurdle remaining was alcohol. The social worker helped him reduce the amount of alcohol he took gradually by identifying periods of relapse and the potential triggers. This strategy worked remarkably as the client became better in this regard. The intervention failed in ensuring the client was reunited with his children. He had separated from them due to the difficulties encountered earlier in life. Getting back together with them was poised to make his recovery and adjustment from homelessness better. Efforts were underway to ensure that he was reunited with his family.
Homelessness in the US
Homelessness in the US is related to the case study in many ways. Drug addicts make a significant proportion of homeless people in the US (Tsai, 2017). This is because drug abuse deprives people of their incomes by utilizing all their assets to buy drugs. When money is finished, the drug addicts begin selling furniture and other properties within their houses to acquire the substances. Eventually, they have nothing left in their homes to trade for the drugs and have to leave their homes.
Homeless people in the US are also separated from their families due to disasters that damage the family setup, such as losing a loved one or drug abuse. The loss of loved ones destroys the family fabric due to the mental health problems that compound the family members left. Additionally, drug abuse destroys relationships with family members as the abusers are met with hatred. The most significant causes of homelessness in the US are poverty and drug abuse.
Poverty contributes to homelessness as jobless people cannot meet most of their needs, such as food and housing. Those that make a meager income would rather spend it on pressing needs such as food rather than house rent, opting to live in the streets instead. Drug abuse contributes to homelessness as the drug addicts are homeless because they spend most of their earnings acquiring the drugs. Alternatively, they ran away from home as they were ostracized due to their drug abuse tendencies. In conclusion, homelessness is a pressing concern that requires the involvement of stakeholders in all sectors to resolve. Homelessness is a violation of human rights and derails progress in all spheres of life.
Reference
Tsai, J. (2017). Lifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Journal of Public Health, 40(1), 65–74.