Relational ethics meets principled practice in community research engagements to understand and address homelessness

Authors/Creators

Darrin Hodgetts
Mohi Rua
Shiloh Groot
Veronica Hopner
Neil Drew, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Pita King
Denise Blake

Abstract

Growing homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand stems primarily from rising inequalities and poverty. Drawing from scholarship on relational ethics, principled practice and Māori cultural concepts, this paper offers our reflections on nearly two decades of collective work to document and address homelessness. Central to the approach outlined are enduring community partnerships, the cultivation of reciprocal relations, and time spent with homeless people and those trying to work with them. We present exemplars for how we draw on everyday interactions with homeless people and agency staff to enhance local service and broader systemic responses to homelessness.

RAS ID

39632

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

5-17-2022

Volume

50

Issue

4

PubMed ID

33999450

School

Kurongkurl Katitjin,

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Wiley

Comments

Hodgetts, D., Rua, M., Groot, S., Hopner, V., Drew, N., King, P., & Blake, D. (2022). Relational ethics meets principled practice in community research engagements to understand and address homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology, 50(4), 1980-1992. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22586

Recommended Citation

Hodgetts, D., Rua, M., Groot, S., Hopner, V., Drew, N., King, P., & Blake, D. (2022). Relational ethics meets principled practice in community research engagements to understand and address homelessness. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22586