Overview
Empowerment
What is the purpose of empowerment? How does empowerment lead to individual and group change? How can social workers specifically increase individual and group empowerment? Provide at least two examples of each type of empowerment.
The Evaluation Process
Trying to evaluate a social work program or project can be quite complicated. Identify and describe three barriers that can interfere with the evaluation process. Using your examples provided, describe how you would go about minimizing their interference in the evaluation process.
Factors
What factors would you consider when making a decision about whether or not to evaluate a program or project?
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