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This final and sixth form of power was included much later by Raven (1965) and refers to power which is gained as a result of having information that is needed by others. As a social worker, you will have enormous amounts of power by virtue of what you know (information) and that is why it is important to share information with service users so that they can make informed decisions. Withholding relevant information from service users is not in their best interest and is oppressive.