Social Work and Empowerment
3rd Edition
Published on 19. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4039-0551-2 (ISBN)
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.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-0551-2 (9781403905512)
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Schweitzer Classification
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New editions
Robert Adams
Empowerment, Participation and Social Work
Book
03/2008
4th Edition
Red Globe Press
€51.60
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Previous edition
Robert Adams
Social Work and Empowerment
Book
04/1996
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€19.83
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Person
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.
Content
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