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| List of figures and tables | |
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| Introduction to the fourth edition | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Theories, models and methods for empowering practice | |
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| Understanding empowerment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Growing significance of empowerment in social work | |
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| Empowering elements of self-help | |
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| Empowerment in social work: a changing discourse | |
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| Working definitions of empowerment | |
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| Related concepts | |
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| International developments | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Understanding participation by people who use services and by carers | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Participation and involvement: contested concepts | |
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| Why participation? | |
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| Factors inhibiting and encouraging empowerment through participation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Useful website | |
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| Frameworks for empowerment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Theories and models | |
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| Problems of power and empowerment | |
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| Developing a framework for empowering social work | |
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| Framework for empowerment in practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Practising empowerment | |
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| Self-empowerment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Concept of self-empowerment | |
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| Activating self-empowerment | |
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| Process of self-empowerment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Useful website | |
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| Empowering individuals | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Complexity of empowering work with individuals | |
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| Identifying barriers to empowerment | |
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| Overcoming barriers to empowerment | |
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| Empowering individuals in practice | |
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| Empowering approaches to work with individuals | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Useful website | |
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| Empowering groups | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Features of empowering groups | |
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| Relationships between social workers and self-help/user-led groups | |
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| Scope of self-help and user-led groups | |
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| Processes of group-based empowerment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Empowering organizations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Factors affecting empowerment of people in organizations | |
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| Changing meanings of governance and citizenship | |
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| Factors militating against empowerment in organizations | |
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| Tackling barriers | |
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| Research and theorizing on empowering organizations | |
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| Building a shared culture in the workplace | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Empowering communities and political systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Empowering communities | |
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| Features of community empowerment | |
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| Empowering political systems | |
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| Community profiles | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Empowering research | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What makes research empowering? | |
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| Approaches to empowering research | |
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| Empowering qualitative methodology | |
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| The research process | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Achieving empowerment in social work | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Empowerment through participation | |
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| A systemic approach to empowering people through participation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |