Empowerment and occupation: A new perspective

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 281-287

  Hammell, Karen R Whalley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Human rights; Occupational therapy; Theory; Values

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVENESS; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; BEHAVIOR; NOMENCLATURE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 85008627286     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: 19119828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0008417416652910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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