Transforming Impossible Into Possible (TIP): A Bottom-Up Practice in Workforce Development for Low-Income Jobseekers

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Abstract

This paper discusses an evidence-informed bottom-up transformative social work practice model that holistically encapsulates multi-system levels of practice. Based on 12 years of empirical evidence on psychological self-sufficiency (PSS), the Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) program was developed to focuses on the ‘process’ of human agency development that leads to economic self-sufficiency (ESS) ‘outcomes’. It attempts to bring together various modalities of social work practice into a transformational leadership development framework that reflects a bottom-up, participant-centered approach to empowering individuals to impact larger systems. In workforce development practice, it is being regarded that constructs reflected in TIP improve both employment and retention outcomes.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalSocial Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 21 2016

Keywords

  • psychological self-sufficiency
  • humanship
  • psychological capital
  • workforce development
  • empowerment
  • low-income
  • transformative social work

Disciplines

  • Social Work

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