About The Author

 A full listing of Jay S. Levy’s publications and more than 100 citations of his published work are now available at google scholar 

Jay S. Levy, MSW, LICSW                                                                      Clinical Social Worker, PATH Program Manager, Teacher

Jay S. Levy has spent more than thirty years working with individuals who experience homelessness. He is the author of the highly acclaimed book Pretreatment Guide for Homeless Outreach & Housing First. Jay’s newest publication is entitled, Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization . It is an excellent training and educational workbook. His 2018 project was a collaborative effort with several authors from the UK. It is entitled Cross-Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness: From Pretreatment Strategies to Psychologically Informed Environments. He has also published the well received book Homeless Narratives and Pretreatment Pathways (2010), a monograph and several journal articles on Homelessness issues.

Jay developed Pretreatment as an approach for helping people without homes who are often deemed “not ready” and excluded from housing and/or recovery-oriented services and treatment. He has helped to create new Housing First programs such as the Regional Engagement and Assessment for Chronically Homeless program (REACH).

Jay is currently employed by Eliot CHS-Homeless Services as a Regional Manager for the statewide SAMHSA-PATH Homeless Outreach Team. As an adjunct teacher at Anna Maria College, he recently taught a unique graduate psychology course on Outreach Counseling, which integrated Pretreatment and PIE perspectives with the clinical challenges of homeless services work.

He has achieved formal recognition from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for his ongoing efforts to help under-served homeless individuals through his direct service, clinical supervision of staff, and program development. Jay received his MSW degree in clinical social work from Columbia University in 1988.

Jay lives in Western MA with his wife, Louise, who teaches science at a local high school. His two children, Talia and Sara, have both graduated college and have begun their initial journeys into career-related activities. If you have any questions or thoughts that you would like to share with Jay, you can e-mail him at jlevy@eliotchs.org

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Ways of Helping the Homeless – 2 Minute Video

 

3 thoughts on “About The Author”

  1. Jay….
    This is an important & relevant book.
    It takes us on a journey into “another” world.
    Keep up the remarkable work!

    Michael Westbay

  2. “I can not say enough positive things about Jay S. Levy as a clinical supervisor in the field of mental health. Jay’s work on “pretreatment” initiatives with the homeless population has been inspiring and extremely helpful to my work with hard to reach populations. Jay’s expertise in the field of mental health, engagement and treatment has greatly impacted my work as a clinician today and I was blessed to have had him as a supervisor and mentor. Jay’s work on “pretreatment” and engagement can be utilized in many clinical capacities. Jay’s passion to develop a consciousness in the mental health world- that everyone has the potential to change and heal is truly incredible.”

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