Breaking with paternalism, empowerment of the people
Abstract
This article describes what empowerment versus paternalism is. The different definitions and meanings for the same term. Subsequently, the evaluation scales are analyzed, highlighting the Personal Agency and Empowerment Scale (ESAGE), which measures self-efficacy, autonomy, self-determination and control. Regarding the methodology, it is analyzed at different levels of analysis: individual, group, organizational and community. It is therefore a multidimensional social process for empowerment at the psychological, organizational and community levels. The article ends, with the example of a practical case, a woman with a severe mental disorder and her empowerment and empowerment process
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