Using Freirean empowerment for health education with adolescents in primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric settings.

TOPIC

Engaging adolescents in health education through the application of Paulo Freire's three-stage empowerment model in primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric settings.

PURPOSE

To demonstrate how nurses can support adolescent autonomy and facilitate adolescent self and collective learning through group process, peer teaching, and development of critical thinking skills.

SOURCES

A synthesis of nursing, medical, and health education literature resulted in identification of Freire's empowerment model and its application with adolescents in primary prevention settings.

CONCLUSIONS

Adolescents in primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric settings can identify their health needs, make health choices, and take action to achieve them by using Freire's model.