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Concept, act, and interest in social work practice: Implications of an empowerment perspective
dc.contributor.author | Kondrat, Mary Ellen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-26T00:39:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-26T00:39:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kondrat, M. E. (September 1995). Concept, act, and interest in social work practice: Implications of an empowerment perspective, Social Service Review. 69(3), pp. 403-428. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7532 | |
dc.description.abstract | Within recent social work literature, the concept of empowerment as a practice perspective has received wide endorsement. In this article, I argue that adopting the notion of empowerment as a framework for practice requires not only that we think differently about professional practice but, more fundamentally, that we think differently about professional knowledge. Using the work of philosopher Jiirgen Habermas, particularly the distinction he makes among three arenas of human activity—work, interaction, and power—I outline ways in which the functional and cognitive interests associated with these arenas dictate differing orientations to practice, alternate commitments to various forms of knowledge as applicable in practice settings, and different accounts of practitioner error. Implications for professional education are addressed. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | University of Chicago Press | |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://www.jstor.org/stable/30012573 | |
dc.title | Concept, act, and interest in social work practice: Implications of an empowerment perspective | |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Kondrat, Mary Ellen | |
kusw.kudepartment | Social Welfare | |
kusw.oastatus | fullparticipation | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |