Moving toward Empowerment-Based Practice in Public Child Welfare
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- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Work
- Vol. 33 (6) , 499-502
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/33.6.499
Abstract
The concept of empowerment-based practice and its application in public child welfare are explored. First, organizational theory is used to identify characteristics of child welfare agencies that impinge on empowerment-based practice. Second, strategies that child welfare staff can use to become more powerful in their dealings with the agency and community are suggested. Finally, brief suggestions for empowerment-based practice with two client groups are offered: parents experiencing difficulty in child rearing, and children in state custody.Keywords
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