Full Description
"Social work and Empowerment" offers a succinct and clear account of the literature on empowerment and a thorough examination of its relevance to social work. This third edition offers an updated overview of theories, models and methods associated with empowerment. It covers self-empowerment and empowering work with individuals, groups, communities and organisations, including new examples of empowering work with children, families and adults.
Contents
Part 1 Theories, models and methods for empowering practice: ingredients of empowerment; frameworks for empowerment. Part 2 Empowerment in practice: self-empowerment; empowering individuals; what are empowering groups?; working with empowering groups; empowering communities and organisations; empowering evaluation. Part 3 Issues for social work: social workers and people using services - empowering relationships?; towards an empowering social work.
