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Creating and using social technologies for community empowerment.

S B Fawcett, T Seekins, P L Whang

    Prevention in Human Services
    |December 7, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    Human service professionals can enhance community empowerment by developing and utilizing social technologies. This approach addresses widespread life problems linked to powerlessness, offering a strategic framework for intervention.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Sciences
    • Community Psychology
    • Human Services

    Background:

    • Powerlessness is consistently linked to various life challenges.
    • Enhancing community empowerment is a key focus for human service professionals.
    • Social technologies offer novel avenues for facilitating empowerment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To illustrate the role of human service professionals in creating and using social technologies for community empowerment.
    • To present case studies demonstrating empowerment goals.
    • To analyze the ethics and implications of empowerment technologies.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of literature on powerlessness and community empowerment.
    • Development and application of social technologies.

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  • Presentation of seven case studies detailing empowerment efforts.
  • Ethical analysis of empowerment strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Social technologies can be effectively utilized by human service professionals to foster empowerment.
    • Case studies illustrate successful achievement of diverse empowerment goals.
    • The ethical considerations of empowerment technologies are highlighted.

    Conclusions:

    • Human service professionals play a vital role in leveraging social technologies for community empowerment.
    • Strategic design and ethical application of empowerment technologies are crucial for positive outcomes.
    • Addressing powerlessness through empowerment initiatives is essential for improving life circumstances.