Book Chapter

Community Psychology

Richards, Michael, Duggan, Karen, Siddiquee, Asiya, Kagan, Carolyn

2011

Overview

This chapter contains sections titled: What i s Community Psychology? CP Paradigm: The Integration of Theory, Research, and Action Social Change Characteristics of CP Roles and Skills of CP The Context of CP ‐ Social Issues and Trends References

• Publisher: Wiley‐Blackwell
• Subject: alliances, collaborations and organizational “edges” ‐ alliances and countersystems, forming alliances and coalitions, a tool for empowerment / Change Strategy 2, creation of new forms of social relations ‐ creation of a new social setting, as a strategy for change / characteristics of CP ‐ ecological metaphor, one of the epistemological breaks achieved by CP, looking beyond individuals for explanations of social experience and for solutions to social issues / community psychology (CP), a field of applied psychology ‐ performed in interrelated but different ways / core values and their implications ‐ for community psychological praxis / CP paradigm, integration of theory, research and action ‐ an action science, linking goals of understanding and action, theory and practice through research / CP, emerging in different ways ‐ in different parts of the world / furtherance of critical consciousness / key characteristics of CP, and implications ‐ for community psychological praxis / strategies for change, key characteristics ‐ identifying strategies of CP practice, furthering social change and transformation towards a more just society
• ISBN: 9781405193313, 140519331X