Empowerment-Based Practice Model Student’s Name Course Instructor’s Name Date Empowerment-Based Practice Model Introduction Social work is founded on a wide range of practice theories, models, and perspectives from which social workers draw and inform their practice. Thus, social works provide care that is based on tested knowledge. Among the many theories and models, there exists the empowerment-based practice model. Empowerment is critical for social work. Social workers strive to empower individuals to overcome day-to-day challenges, including drug abuse, emotional trauma, abuse, illnesses, and the death of a close friend or relative, among others (Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021). Social work not only seeks to empower individuals but also groups