Community Theatre as a Means of Empowerment in Social Work: A Case Study of Women’s Community Theatre

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-300

  Boehm, Amnon ^a   Boehm, Esther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Community Organization Consultant ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

collective empowerment; community theatre; personal empowerment; social worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248610167     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146801730333002     Document Type: Article

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