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Using Freirean Empowerment for Health Education With Adolescents in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Psychiatric Settings
Author(s) -
Rindner Ellen C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2004.00078.x
Subject(s) - empowerment , autonomy , nursing , health education , peer group , psychology , medicine , medical education , public health , developmental psychology , political science , law
TOPIC Engaging adolescents in health education through the application of Paulo Freire's three‐stage empowerment model in primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric settings. PURPOSE To demonstrate how nurses can support adolescent autonomy and facilitate adolescent self and collective learning through group process, peer teaching, and development of critical thinking skills. SOURCES A synthesis of nursing, medical, and health education literature resulted in identification of Freire's empowerment model and its application with adolescents in primary prevention settings. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents in primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric settings can identify their health needs, make health choices, and take action to achieve them by using Freire's model.