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USF Education Abroad �USF World Office �Contact: Jim Pulos @ jpulos@usf. edu � 813 -974 -4043 �Educationabroad. global. usf. edu – Click on Available Programs = Global Social Policy…. Ireland �College of Behavioral & Community Sciences – Dept. of Mental Health, Law & Policy �Contact: Mark Engelhardt @ mengelhardt@usf. edu �Direct Line 813 -974 -0769 1

Ireland Study Abroad: Classes �USF Faculty: Mark A. Engelhardt, MSW, ACSW �USF Campus – Building MHC Room 2531 (2 -5 PM) �May 13 - Introductions -Course Planning – Travel Plans �June 3 – U. S. & Ireland’s Strategic Plans & Progress �June 10 – Dr. Sam Tsemberis – Housing First – SKYPE �June 15 th Noon – Meet @ Trinity College, Dublin �June 16 - 20 th – Dr. Eoin O’Sullivan with host faculty of Trinity College and community provider site visits �June 21 - 28 th Ireland’s West Coast – Galway & Killarney �July 8 th Lessons Learned with Dr. Tsemberis - SKYPE 2

Course Framework �Systems Level – Policies, Strategic Plans, Cultures �Program Level – Evidenced-based practices – Focus on Housing First and Permanent Housing Solutions �Individual Level – Interdisciplinary – Complex issues of poverty, health, substance use/abuse, mental health, criminology, populations, recovery, hope �Student Expectations: Readings, Class participation, field experiences, observations, journals, essays, comparative analysis, and meeting new Irish friends along the way. Cead Mile’ Failte’ to the course. 3

Ireland Study Abroad �Global Social Policy, Planning & Practices: Interdisciplinary Solutions to Homelessness in the United States and Ireland (MHS 4931 & MHS 6900) �The following readings were chosen to give the reader a framework for understanding the similarities and differences on how the U. S. and Ireland approach “ending or eliminating” homelessness. They include policy level principles, strategic plans, leading models, target populations and actions at the local level. �All readings are posted on CANVAS and downloadable �Students have required Pre-travel & optional readings 4

Ireland Readings: Required �Dr. Sam Tsemberis (U. S. )– Housing First: Pathways to Housing Model – Appendix A & C-5 - Research & Evaluation & Fidelity Model – Essential Ingredients �Housing First DVD to be shown in class: Discussion �Dr. Paula Mayock & Dr. Eoin O’Sullivan – Trinity College, Dublin – Lives in Crisis (pages 7 -35) – Chapter 1 – Youth Homelessness in Ireland �U. S. Interagency Council on Homelessness – Opening Doors 2010 with 2012 Update – U. S. Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (100 Pages) 5

Ireland Readings: Required �Ireland – Dept. of Environment, Heritage & Local Government - The Way Home – A Strategy to Address Adult Homelessness in Ireland ( 90 Pages) �Dr. Eoin O’Sullivan (Collaborating Faculty) – Sustainable Solutions to Homelessness: The Irish Case, European Journal of Homelessness, 2, 2008, Pages 203 – 231 �Ireland – Homelessness Policy Statement (2013) – Environment, Community & Local Government (2 Pages) 6

Optional Readings �A Vision for Change (Ireland) Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, Government of Ireland 2006, (PDF Pages 1 -50) www. dohc. ie �Mental Health Commission (Ireland) Strategic Plan 2013 -15, Dublin (PDF) www. mhcirl. ie �The President’s New freedom Commission on Mental Health (U. S. ) Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America, SAMHSA, Publication SMA 03 -3831 (Digital Download – PDF) �www. pathwaystohousing. org Housing First Research 7

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