Part one of term paper
The journal article, “Miracles, Dreams, and Empowerment: A Brief Therapy Practice Note,” describes empowerment in clients in clinical practice at the individual level. Since many people go to therapy feeling powerless, therapy should focus mainly on empowering the clients. In this research, the clients all feel that they are powerless ...

Part two of term paper
... in other words, having resources and power. This is where the theory of personal agency comes in. People who believe they can accomplish their goals with the skills they possess have a high personal agency. Therefore, those with a low personal agency believe that something external, like a miracle, has more to do with accomplishing their goals. In an empowerment-based therapy, the clinician must relate to the client in a certain way. He/She treats the client as being able to make his/her o ...