1. Chapter 8 Empowerment Social Work Practice
Social Work An Empowering Profession
Seventh Edition
Brenda DuBois & Karla Miley
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2. Empowerment Social Work Practice
Builds on traditional problem solving
Incorporates empowering language
Shifts focus from the expert professional to collaborative partnerships with clients
Applies generic processes to all system levels
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3. Engage, Assess, Intervene, Evaluate CSWE EPAS 2.1.10
Generalist social workers use intervention strategies differentially at all social system levels.
In what ways does empowerment apply to intervention with individuals, families, groups, organizations, neighborhoods, and communities?
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Engagement
Forming Partnerships
Build empowering social worker-client relationships
Acknowledge clients’ privileges and uniqueness
Articulating Situations
Discuss clients’ reasons for seeking assistance
Validate clients’ experiences
Defining Directions
Determine purpose for relationship
Screen for preemptive actions
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Assessment
Identifying Strengths
Look for strengths in functioning and coping
Assessing Resource Capabilities
Gather information to further understand problems, issues, and needs
Framing Solutions
Develop goals, objectives, and plans of action
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6. Human Behavior CSWE EPAS 2.1.7
Generalist social workers possess an integrated view of persons and their social environments.
How does this conceptual framework for generalist practice guide the assessment of situations?
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7. Implementation: Intervention and Evaluation (1)
Activating Resources
Mobilize available resources to implement action plan
Creating Alliances
Forge alliances with support networks and resources of service delivery system
Expanding Opportunities
Develop new resources through program development, community organizing and social action
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8. Engage, Assess, Intervene, Evaluate CSWE EPAS 2.1.10
Generalist social workers seek solutions in both personal and environmental structures.
To this end, what do social workers take into consideration when translating client outcome goals into intervention strategies?
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9. Implementation: Intervention and Evaluation (2)
Recognizing Success
Use evaluation and research to validate client achievement
Assess effectiveness of programs and services
Integrating Gains
Stabilize positive changes
Bring closure to change process
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10. Research-Based Practice CSWE EPAS 2.1.6
Social workers use research strategies to measure both the client’s progress toward achieving outcomes and to evaluate the effectiveness of program services.
How does research evidence inform practice and how does practice inform research?
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