Examines the effects of client participation on empowerment, with special emphasis on gender, among a group of community activists in central Israel. Findings suggest different relationships between types of participation and empowerment by gender. Gender did not have a significant main effect on empowerment, and its effects only became evident…

Examines constructions of adolescence and pathology and their relation to human service intervention. Locates history of related discourses along a trajectory of 20th-century capitalism, attending especially to racialized, gendered, and class-based aspects. Argues that the youth treatment industry may not be preparing youth for healthy adulthood,…

Survey of 67 bachelor-level human service workers measured aspects of job satisfaction and intent to pursue graduate education. Results support the hypothesis of stronger intention among satisfied senior practitioners (in jobs for three or more years) than among dissatisfied junior workers. Secondary findings include other explainers of intention,…