Empowerment Issues in Services to Individuals With Disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12364934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hagner (University of New Hampshire, corresponding author), Joseph Marrone (Boston Children's Hospital) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/104420739500600202 |
| OpenAlex | W2052679243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Empowerment" has become a widely used term in discussions of disability and rehabilitation issues. However, the term has been given a confusing variety of meanings and interpretations. The meanings and some conflicting views of empowerment are reviewed. We argue that there is a great deal more clarity regarding how disability services currently limit empowerment than about what empowerment is, and we outline five core features of disability services which are said to be disempowering. Elements of a service system that overcome these limitations and promote empowerment are presented. Incorporating these elements will require a more radical restructuring of current service systems than many have supposed
Business · CLARITY · Empowerment · Political science · Public relations · Restructuring · Service (business · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Marketing
Human service organizations
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Taking responsibility and giving power
The Chronically Mentally Ill
What's wrong with empowerment
Designing Community Treatment Systems for the Most Seriously Mentally Ill
Community empowerment
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2010 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |