%0 Journal Article
%T An Empowerment Narrative Leadership Program for a Disadvantaged Community
%A Herman Strydom
%A Marie J. Ubbink
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517752469
%X This research is providing social workers with a deeper insight into the process of empowering people from disadvantaged communities with leadership abilities by applying a narrative approach in group work and to develop members¡¯ individual potential within their social construction of leaders and leadership. This research was undertaken following the developmental and utilization model of Grinnell with a combined qualitative and quantitative research approach. The research was performed from a postmodern and social constructivist paradigm and therefore relied more on the qualitative research perspective. The research includes guidelines for a group work narrative leadership program. The impact of the social constructionist approach on the group members re-authors their narratives. Group work by means of the narrative approach in social work is recommended because it has become evident from this study that a richer description of the lives of people can be gained
%K postmodern
%K narrative approach
%K social construction
%K group work
%K outcome study
%K empowerment
%K disadvantaged community
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517752469