Community psychology : foundations for practice / / Victoria C. Scott, University of South Carolina, Susan M. Wolfe, Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles : , : SAGE, , [2015]; ?2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (474 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 362.19689
• Soggetto topico: Community psychology; Community Psychiatry; Community Mental Health Services; Professional Competence; Psychology, Social; Community Networks
• Persona (resp. second.): ScottVictoria C <1984-> (Victoria Celeste); WolfeSusan M.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1. The history of community psychology practice in the United States -- chapter 2. Guiding principles and competencies for community psychology practice -- chapter 3. Understanding ecological systems -- chapter 4. Effecting social change in diverse contexts : the role of cross-cultural competency -- chapter 5. Professional judgment and ethics -- chapter 6. Participatory approaches for conducting community needs and resources assessments -- chapter 7. Organizational and community capacity building -- chapter 8. Community organizing -- chapter 9. Building and strengthening collaborative community partnerships -- chapter 10. Advocacy and social justice -- chapter 11. Planning, implementing, and developing evidence-based interventions in the context of federally funded programs -- chapter 12. Empowerment evaluation and community psychology : an alignment of values and principles designed to improve the human condition -- chapter 13. Dissemination and sustainablility : changing the world and making it stick -- chapter 14. Community psychology education and practice careers in the 21st century -- chapter 15. A vision for community psychology practice.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing upon the wisdom of experts in the field, this reader-friendly volume explores both foundational competencies and the technical how-to skills needed for engaging in community psychology practice. Each chapter explores a core competency and its application in preventing or amending community problems and issues. With case examples throughout, this text offers a practical introduction to community outreach and intervention in community psychology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Community psychology
• ISBN: 1-4833-9815-3; 1-4833-1284-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910149559403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II