Pathways to Empowerment for Persons Living in Persistent Poverty

Summary

The general purpose of this feasibility study is to evaluate the potential impact of Pathways to Empowerment (PTE) on the four constitutional conditions of social quality for persons living in persistent poverty. PTE is a strengths-based methodology developed for social care professionals to support persons in vulnerable positions with their recovery. PTE was chosen for evaluation based on in-depth interviews about appropriate support, a literature search, and participatory action research in which the wishes of each participating municipality were explored.

Conditions

• Perceived Stress
• Persistent Poverty

Interventions

OTHER

Pathways to Empowerment

Pathways to Empowerment (PTE) is a program for person-centered intervention. PTE is rooted in the Strengths Model by Rapp and Goscha (2011), and in the Social Quality Approach as described by Van der Maesen and Walker (2005). The general aim of PTE is to improve the quality of the daily lives of persons who experience loss of control in their lives by focusing on their strengths and stimulating their personal agency, participation in society, and self-direction in life. The main task of professionals is to help create the conditions in which growth and recovery are likely to occur.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Movisie

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Municipality of Meppel, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Municipality of Midden-Groningen, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Municipality of Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Municipality of Nijmegen, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Municipality of Oss, the Netherlands

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Stichting Lezen en Schrijven

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Vereniging Valente

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Voedselbanken Nederland

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Wageningen University and Research

  collaborator OTHER

• Radboud University Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Judith Wolf, PhD · Impuls - Netherlands Center for Social Care Research, Radboudumc

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-04-04

Primary Completion

2023-07-10

Completion

2023-07-10

Countries

• Netherlands

Study Locations