Empowerment, Participation and Social Work
In: Practical Social Work Ser.
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Introduction to the fourth edition -- Glossary -- Part I: Theories, models and methods for empowering practice -- 1 Understanding empowerment -- Introduction -- Growing significance of empowerment in social work -- Empowering elements of self-help -- Empowerment in social work: a changing discourse -- Working definitions of empowerment -- Related concepts -- International developments -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 2 Understanding participation by people who use services and by carers -- Introduction -- Participation and involvement: contested concepts -- Why participation? -- Factors inhibiting and encouraging empowerment through participation -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Useful website -- 3 Frameworks for empowerment -- Introduction -- Theories and models -- Problems of power and empowerment -- Developing a framework for empowering social work -- Framework for empowerment in practice -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Part II: Practising empowerment -- 4 Self-empowerment -- Introduction -- Concept of self-empowerment -- Activating self-empowerment -- Process of self-empowerment -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Useful website -- 5 Empowering individuals -- Introduction -- Complexity of empowering work with individuals -- Identifying barriers to empowerment -- Overcoming barriers to empowerment -- Empowering individuals in practice -- Empowering approaches to work with individuals -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Useful website -- 6 Empowering groups -- Introduction -- Features of empowering groups -- Relationships between social workers and self-help/user-led groups -- Scope of self-help and user-led groups -- Processes of group-based empowerment -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 7 Empowering organizations -- Introduction.