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Social Work and Empowerment Robert Adams

Social Work and Empowerment By Robert Adams

Social Work and Empowerment by Robert Adams


Summary

"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.

Social Work and Empowerment Summary

Social Work and Empowerment by Robert Adams

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.

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..."a concise and readable account of the subject." -- "Community Care"

.,."a concise and readable account of the subject." -- "Community Care"

About Robert Adams

ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Human Services Development at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Hull, and Visiting Professor to the School of Health, University of Teesside. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and has a number of books to his name, including Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates and Critical Practice in Social Work (both co-edited with Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne) and Quality Social Work.

Table of 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 - Bibliography - Index

Additional information

GOR003266274
9781403905512
1403905517
Social Work and Empowerment by Robert Adams
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Palgrave USA
2003-03-07
240
N/A
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