CONSTRUCTING MOVEMENTS TOWARD THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT

Abstract

This study has the objective to discuss the empowerment concept to promote strength and caring for the family. The authors used as guideline for the study the theoretical revision of the empowerment concept and the discussions about its relation with health promotion and the proposal of a empowerment’s model applied to the familiar’s system. The results shows that the model of empowerment applied to the family, determines a significant change in the role of the health professionals, making them amongst other aspects, an important partners in the construction of healthful family system. This study reinforces the idea that the empowerment concept works with the potentialities and positive aspects of the family, overtaking the fragilities and problems centered models present in the familiar context. It points out the necessity of more studies and productions of instruments that intense studies on the empowerment theme applied to the families.