Empowerment is achieved through a social worker’s understanding of a client’s l

Empowerment is achieved through a
social worker’s understanding of a client’s life and the ability to
integrate a continuum of strategies. Empowerment-based practice
initiates a strengths perspective approach. It helps clients to attain
personal power to address challenges at all levels (micro, mezzo, and
macro). The focus of empowerment-based practice is to highlight a
client’s potentials and resiliencies while minimizing vulnerabilities.
Successful
client interventions contribute to a sense of interpersonal
empowerment. This increases an individual’s sense of control over their
lives and enhances their ability to influence others. Empowerment boosts
an individual’s feelings of competence and strengthens their capacities
for problem-solving skills.
In this Assignment, you examine the fundamentals of the empowerment-based practice model.
By Day 7
Submit a 3- to 4-page paper in which you:
Explain the central concepts of the empowerment model.
Describe how this concept is applied in social work practice.
Explain how a client can use personal power to meet his or her needs and to gain access to resources.