Fisher Grace Sheldon, Hotchkiss Anita
College Misericordia, Dallas, PA.
Occup Ther Health Care. 2008;22(1):55-71. doi: 10.1080/J003v22n01_05.
Globally there are individuals who are marginalized from mainstream society due to problems such as physical or psychological impairment, poor socio-economic circumstances, and occupational deprivation. Many develop learned helplessness syndrome, rendering them unable to control their lives and their destinies. This paper proposes a Model of Occupational Empowerment for providing services to these community populations. The model, a grounded theory, emerged from our work at a homeless shelter for women and children. Disempowering environments in the past had caused learned helplessness in the women at the shelter. Occupational engagement was used to empower them. We contend that the model may be used to guide occupational therapy practice with marginalized individuals and families in a number of community environments.
在全球范围内，有些人由于身体或心理障碍、社会经济状况不佳以及职业剥夺等问题而被主流社会边缘化。许多人患上了习得性无助综合征，使他们无法掌控自己的生活和命运。本文提出了一种职业赋权模型，用于为这些社区人群提供服务。该模型是一种扎根理论，源自我们在一家妇女儿童收容所的工作。过去，剥夺权利的环境导致了收容所中女性的习得性无助。职业参与被用来赋予她们权力。我们认为，该模型可用于指导在多种社区环境中对边缘化个人和家庭的职业治疗实践。
