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Professionals who offer assistance to those in need, do so in the hope that it will produce both immediate and long-term positive consequences. However, substantial evidence has now been accumulated suggesting that different types of help, and the manner in which they are offered, can have either empowering or usurping consequences, depending upon the intertwining of a host of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors (Dunst & Trivette, 1987).
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Margalit, M. (1990). Empowering Families: Effective Interventions. In: Effective Technology Integration for Disabled Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9006-0_8
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