
Barbara Levy Simon argues that empowerment is only the latest term for a point of view that has been at the heart of social work since the 1890s. She presents the history of this tradition from 1893 to the present and explores the social movements, ideas, and beliefs that have...

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...