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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Social Work
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Shmulik Szeintuch
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Shmulik Szeintuch
Course/Module description:
In the course we will learn about the main issues that are relevant these days to homelessness in Israel and around the world.
Course/Module aims:
Familiarity with the hot topics that are relevant to people experiencing homelessness in order to enable investigation of the field, as well as work in the field in a way that benefits the population.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Ability to analyse the different situations that people experiencing homelessness face
• Ability to express an educated opinion about homelessness in Israel and around the world
• Ability to research the field in a good and informed way
• Ability to deal with policies related to those who experience homelessness
• Ability to work with those experiencing homelessness
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Homelessness in an international perspective
The housing crisis
Migration
A human rights approach to homelessness
Lisbon Declaration and other declarations
Homelessness strategies
Housing first
Young people, LGBTQI+
Preventing and ending homelessness
Required Reading:
שיינטוך, ש. (2018). דיור תחילה בישראל. חברה ורווחה ל"ח(4), 772-757.
Bretherton, J. and Pleace N. (Eds.) (2023). The Routledge handbook of homelessness. Routledge.
Çelik, Ö. (2024). Cracking the housing crisis: financialization, the state, struggles, and rights, Housing Studies, 39(6), 1385-1394, DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2024.2333569
Fitzpatrick, S. and Davies, L. (2021). The ‘ideal’ homelessness law: balancing ‘rights centred’ and ‘professional-centred’ social policy. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43(2), 175–197.
Haj Ahmad M-T and Busch-Geertsema, V. (2024). Homeless Migrants and EU Mobile Citizens in Europe. European Journal of Homelessness, 18(1), 131-153.
Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness. (2021, June 21).
Mackie, P. (2023). Preventing Homelessness and Housing Exclusion: A Focus on Early Intervention. European Journal of Homelessness, 17(1), 13-31.
Szeintuch, S. (2024). Homelessness strategies in European Union Member States - The state of play in 2024. Brussels, FEANTSA.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 100 %
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