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The Empowerment Tradition in American Social Work
The Empowerment Tradition in American Social Work Author:Barbara Levy Simon Arguing that empowerment is a recent term for a perspective which has been a central philosophy within the social work profession since the 1890s, Simon presents the history of this tradition from 1893 to the present and explores the social movements, ideas, and beliefs that have been most influential in shaping its development.