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USF Education Abroad: Ireland USF World Office Contact: Jim 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 Direct Line

Ireland Study Abroad: Classes USF Faculty: Mark A. Engelhardt, MS, MSW, ACSW USF Campus – Building MHC Room 2531 (2-5PM) 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 – Trinity College, Dublin June th – Dr. Eoin O’Sullivan with host faculty of Trinity College and community provider site visits June th Ireland’s West Coast – Galway & Killarney July 8 th Lessons Learned with Dr. Tsemberis - SKYPE 3

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. 4

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 5

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) 6

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) 7

Week 2: Tour & Excursions Saturday June 21 – Travel to Galway via Athlone to meet with the Simon Community for Lunch Class Galway – Jury’s Hotel (3 Nights) Saturday –Free Time Sunday – Connemara – Klyemore Abbey – Clfden Monday – Aran Island Tour Ferry Ride Tuesday – Ferry - Burren – Cliffs of Moher to Killarney Wed. – Dingle Peninsula – Site Visits Thursday – Gap of Dunloe – Lakes – Ross Castle Friday – To Dublin via Rock of Cashell (Sat. Home) 8

Tour Websites Trinity College Dublin Jury’s Hotel Inishmore – Aran Islands Killarney Court Hotel Dingle Peninsula (Kate Kearney’s Cottage) Rock of Cashell Bewley Hotel 9

Optional Readings A Vision for Change (Ireland) Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, Government of Ireland 2006, (PDF Pages 1-50) Mental Health Commission (Ireland) Strategic Plan , Dublin (PDF) The President’s New freedom Commission on Mental Health (U.S.) Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America, SAMHSA, Publication SMA (Digital Download – PDF) Housing First Research 10