The empowerment model: A critical reflection of empowerment in Chinese culture

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 479-487

  Yip, Kam Shing ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Chinese social work; Culturally sensitive practice; Empowerment; Indigenous social work practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK;

BUDDHISM; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3543076306     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.3.479     Document Type: Review

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