| Title |
Empowerment: An emerging mental health technology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Prevention, September 1987
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf01695019 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Carolyn Swift, Gloria Levin |
| Abstract |
This paper addresses the theory and practice of empowerment as an emerging mental health technology, as well as its relationship to prevention. The paper begins with a discussion of the increasing interest in empowerment by preventionists. Definitional issues are then considered; in this context the disparate philosophical world views of empowerment and prevention are outlined. Next, attention is directed to emprowerment in practice. This section is followed by a discussion of possible roles for professionals in empowerment activities. The paper ends with a note of caution to mental health professionals who plan to use the emerging technology of empowerment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 180 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 9% |
| Researcher | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 36 | 19% |
| Unknown | 49 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 43 | 23% |
| Psychology | 28 | 15% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 15 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 32 | 17% |
| Unknown | 52 | 28% |