The problems of empowerment are discussed with the clear definitions of the terms used to conceptualise the social power. The following topics are presented: changing the influence into the users participation; the transition from the concept of care to the concept of rights; using empowerment techniques from the assertiveness training; the value of complain procedures in social services and professional identity of social workers. The book concludes with the guideline for the analyses of different professional practises, there is also the glossary of the important terms, used in the book.
C.02 Editorial board of a national monograph
COBISS.SI-ID: 236436480We organised a conference in partnership with the University of Siegen, University of Yuväskyla and Queen's University Belfast. Conference was organised as an event in the programme Athena3 - Advance Thematic Network in European Women's Studies. In 2005 doc. dr. Vesna Leskošek accepted the leadership of this network. The main theme is is history of social work form gender perspective. The main results of the conference were to publish two books (Teaching gender and social work, and on child welfare and child protection).
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 2996837