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• TITLE: Homelessness in Greece and the Role of Counseling Psychologists

  AUTHORS: Philia Issari, Giorgos Kesisoglou, Zoe Gouliami

  KEYWORDS: “Neo-Homelessness”, Counseling, Experiential Conscientization, Resilience, Qualitative, Precarity, Economic Crisis

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.13 No.2, February 28, 2022

  ABSTRACT: The present experiential qualitative study explored the lived experiences of “neo-homeless” people at a municipal shelter in Athens. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 participants (4 women and 2 men) who were rendered homeless as a result of the prolonged economic crisis in Greece. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the research material. Participant accounts revolved around the perceived negative effects of neo-homelessness such as detrimental personal consequences, stress, feelings of sadness and depression, depersonalization, a sense of hopelessness and lack of hope for the future. However, the participants speaking also about positive growth, a deeper apprehension of life’s meanings, and the mobilization of personal and interpersonal resources. Implications for the work of counselors are discussed in terms of working towards empowering persons in homeless trajectories towards resilience in mental health, taking a stance of social justice.