The Empowerment Approach to Social Work Practice - Hardcover

Lee, Judith A.b.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231080263 ISBN 13: 9780231080262

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Demonstrates how social workers can use an empowerment approach when dealing with those who have experienced oppression by virtue of poverty, colour, gender, sex or race. The reader is shown how the oppressed can learn to attain goals both individually and within the wider social environment.

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Review

"The book is rich in resources, both the ones employed by the author in the creation of the approach and the ones offered to light the way toward empowerment practice.... The book is well worth having. Long may it reign!" -- Sue Henry, "Social Work With Groups"

"It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike." -- Lee H. Staples, "Social Work With Groups"

"It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike." -- Lee H. Staples, Social Work With Groups

"The book is rich in resources, both the ones employed by the author in the creation of the approach and the ones offered to light the way toward empowerment practice.... The book is well worth having. Long may it reign!" -- Sue Henry, Social Work With Groups

"It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike." -- Lee H. Staples, "Social Work With Groups"

"The book is rich in resources, both the ones employed by the author in the creation of the approach and the ones offered to light the way toward empowerment practice.... The book is well worth having. Long may it reign!" -- Sue Henry, "Social Work With Groups"

It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike.--Lee H. Staples "Social Work With Groups "

It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike.

--Lee H. Staples "Social Work With Groups "

It covers a lot of ground, yet stays grounded and rooted in empowerment practice. It should have appeal to both clinical and macro social workers, academicians and practicioners alike.--Lee H. Staples "Social Work With Groups "

From the Back Cover

First published in 1994, The Empowerment Approach to Social Work Practice remains the only broad-based text to deal with empowering clients to take control of their environment. Strengthened by the use of case studies, the book presents five perspectives of understanding both individual and group oppression: historical, ecological, critical, ethical, and feminist. The second edition places an increased emphasis on "how-to" skills and introduces more material on the narrative and constructivist approach to empowerment. The most innovative addition is a new chapter designed to identify worldwide issues of oppression, such as abuse of women and children and the neglect of the mentally ill and developmentally challenged.

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231080263
• ISBN 13: 9780231080262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360