Reflections on empowerment in community mental health: Giving shape to an elusive idea.
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
- Vol. 25 (4) , 341-349
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0095003
Abstract
Empowerment has achieved a prominent position in the doctrine of community mental health. This paper conceptualizes empowerment, describes its historical development in the field and its relation to power theory. While there has been a recent erosion of social-political forces enabling empowerment, we contend a legacy of empowerment will endure. Four examples of this legacy are discussed: (a)focus on social determinants of health; (b) development of conceptual models; (c) tolerance for professional self-reflection; and (d) growth of formal consumer controlled organizations.Keywords
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