The Empowerment Approach to Social Work Practice: Building the Beloved Community
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Book Overview
First published in 1994, this book was hailed as a cutting-edge, theory-driven report from the front-line trenches in the battle for social justice. Both clinical and community oriented and written from a global perspective, it presents clients speaking for themselves alongside reports of prominent social work educators. This new edition puts greater emphasis on "how-to" skills in working with people toward their own empowerment and stresses multiculturalism. A new chapter identifies worldwide issues of oppression such as abuse of women and children and neglect of the mentally ill.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231115482
ISBN13:9780231115483
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.89 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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A Triumph!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This,the second edition, is one of the best practice books in social work to come out in a long time. Using a multifocal vision, this book spells out the principles of empowerment as a method. This is the kind of book that makes you want to know the author personally because of the human touch that is provided; this book is very readable too.The subtitle--Building the Beloved--speaks for itself. I appreciated the up-to-date references and statistics.An excellent reference book for instructors and social workers interested in the empowerment approach.
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