Homelessness is an epidemic that affects thousands of people in the United States, the majority being single adults. Stigma and shame are emotions that can saturate the homeless experience. People who are experiencing homelessness can be subjected to shame from society, their community, and themselves, but also by the very organizations and social workers who are meant to help end their period of homelessness. When a person feels shamed and stigmatized by a social worker or organization, they are less likely to seek out or return and receive the services that can help them change their circumstances. Incorporating the key components of shame resilience theory (SRT) into the engagement phase with people who are experiencing homelessness can have an immense impact on that person’s ability to navigate their experience and build resiliency. The case presented is that of a woman who experienced homelessness for three years. Her experience highlights how shaming interactions with providers can lead to disengagement from services, while experiencing empathy and building shame resilience can lead to drastic change. By integrating the components of SRT into clinical practice with people who are experiencing homelessness, social workers will be informed regarding how to build a strong empathic relationship that is crucial to helping the individual build shame resilience and the ability to change their circumstances.

无家可归是一种影响美国数千人的流行病，其中大多数是单身成年人。污名和羞耻是可以使无家可归者体验饱和的情绪。无家可归的人可能会受到社会、社区和他们自己的羞辱，但也可能会受到旨在帮助结束无家可归时期的组织和社会工作者的羞辱。当一个人感到受到社会工作者或组织的羞辱和污名时，他们就不太可能寻求或返回并接受可以帮助他们改变环境的服务。将羞耻复原力理论 (SRT) 的关键组成部分纳入与无家可归者的接触阶段，可以对该人驾驭他们的经历和建立复原力的能力产生巨大影响。所提出的案例是一个经历了三年无家可归的妇女。她的经历强调了与提供者的羞辱互动如何导致脱离服务，而体验同理心和建立羞耻感可以导致巨大的变化。通过将 SRT 的组成部分整合到无家可归者的临床实践中，社会工作者将被告知如何建立强大的移情关系，这对于帮助个人建立羞耻感和改变环境的能力至关重要。