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Empowerment and partnership in mental health: towards a different relationship
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 7(2), Autumn 1993, pp.115-128.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Empowerment and partnership have become accepted principles in social work practice and have received legislative endorsement as the foundation stones of quality relationships between users and providers of community care services. However, these key principles have been interpreted differently by the stakeholders in these services, such that practising empowerment and partnership is neither simple nor straightforward. Argues that, for their potential to be realised, the principles of partnership and empowerment must be located within a conceptual framework which integrates the following elements: firstly, an understanding of power, inequality and oppression, and why these concepts are relevant to professional practice; secondly, personal and organisational commitments to challenging and changing oppressive practices which maintain inequality; and thirdly, a practice base which will give expression to these commitments.