The Empowerment Deconstructed! breaks down the concept of empowerment into practical and relatable terms. The guide consists of a recommended 4-step process together with tools and frameworks to help you practise empowerment. Check out these resources and hear from other SSAs in the guide to be inspired and start your own journey of growth and empowerment!

Click here to view the Empowerment Deconstructed! Guide

Additional Resources:

• Empowerment Deconstructed! - Executive Summary
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  • The Empowering Seniors Resource Kit version 1.0 by the Empowering Seniors Workgroup, (2019) shares tools and checklists on how to take concrete steps to increase user participation.
  • Co-production Network for Wales (2019)’s tool. 
  • Ed. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. (2015)’s A toolkit for coproduction.
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  • ²⁰Source: Empowerment – Making it happen. A handbook on user involvement in social service design and delivery. (2019)
    The guide will only elaborate on problem tree and theory of change. Please refer to the handbook for details on others.