Use an example from your internship (or employment) that demonstrates how social workers can help clients discover their access to power. What makes communication with clients empowering?
Consider the relationships of social workers with clients. What can social workers do to ensure that conversations with clients help clients discover their domains of access to power? What specific social worker skills lead to a client’s experience of power?
Social workers can help clients discover their access to power by:
Communication with clients can be empowering when it is:
The specific social worker skills that lead to a client’s experience of power include:
By using these skills, social workers can help clients to discover their access to power and to make positive changes in their lives.