An increase in homelessness among single mothers and their children has led to an Increasing need for the provision of clinical social work services in homeless shelters. This article presents a short-term feminist approach to Intervention utilized In a homeless shelter in work with mothers. This approach includes concepts from both feminist thought and postmodernism. Techniques include classical social work techniques of listening, insight, and support A single case is presented as an example of how this approach may be utilized.
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