Empowerment and a strengths perspective
Empowerment and a strengths perspective which support the development of innate abilities and recognize differences in a positive manner are also helping social workers increase the individual client’s or patient’s capacity to learn to use his or her own systems constructively. More than a simple linguistic nuance, the notion that social workers do not empower others, but instead, help people empower themselves is an ontological distinction that frames the reality experienced by both social workers and clients (Simon, 1990, p. 32, quoted in Saleeby, 2006, p. 98).
In the article, Education: A Complex and Empowering Social Work Intervention at the End of Life, John G. Cagle and Pamela J. Kovacs focus on the importance of education as an intervention. In this essay I will be looking into the different ways of intervening with a client in the event of a crisis and how a person understands and manages personal change through the transitional cycle of change. Communication is crucial in all social work intervention whether it is with individuals, families groups or communities. I choose this article for two reasons. First, not too long ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer and at the end the doctors came to conclusion that there is more treatment for him. My father was under the hospice program. Therefore, my family and I dealt with two social workers and few nurses. Second, since I met those two social workers, I knew what I want to do for my future; to become a social worker and work at a hospital. Finally, this article may relate to my work
In the article, Education: A Complex and Empowering Social Work Intervention at the End of Life, John G. Cagle and Pamela J. Kovacs focus on the importance of education as an intervention. In this essay I will be looking into the different ways of intervening with a client in the event of a crisis and how a person understands and manages personal change through the transitional cycle of change. Communication is crucial in all social work intervention whether it is with individuals, families groups or communities. I choose this article for two reasons. First, not too long ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer and at the end the doctors came to conclusion that there is more treatment for him. My father was under the hospice program. Therefore, my family and I dealt with two social workers and few nurses. Second, since I met those two social workers, I knew what I want to do for my future; to become a social worker and work at a hospital. Finally, this article may relate to my work