The Family Empowerment Scale (FES) measures empowerment in families whose children have emotional disabilities. The 34 items of the FES questionnaire focus on the level of empowerment (with respect to the family, service system, and larger community and political environment) and the way empowerment is expressed (attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors).
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Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, Portland State University, rtcpubs@pdx.edu
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Pearson, J. N., & Meadan, H. (2021). FACES: An advocacy intervention for African American parents of children with autism. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 59(2), 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-59.2.155
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Koren, P. E., DeChillo, N., & Friesen, B. J. (1992). Measuring empowerment in families whose children have emotional disabilities: A brief questionnaire. Rehabilitation Psychology, 37(4), 305–321. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0079106 Pdf can also be found here