Beyond the Expert Helping Model

Authors

Family Ties Project Team 1

Volume

31

Issue

3

Abstract

In addressing issues faced by families at risk, an empowerment model, as illustrated by the Family Ties project, provides an important alternative to the expert model. By fostering a collegial group through which family and community issues can be addressed, the empowerment model provides a means of addressing the powerlessness and hopelessness experienced by many families. The challenge to Extension is to explore this model and others in an effort to identify effective ways of providing outreach services to families at risk in the coming century.

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Recommended Citation

Project Team 1, F. (1993). Beyond the Expert Helping Model. The Journal of Extension, 31(3), Article 4. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol31/iss3/4