Community Psychology In Practice - An Oral History Through the Stories of Five Community Psychologists

Informationen zum Autor James G. Kelly, Anna V. Song Zusammenfassung Helps readers to discover how five psychologists went from academia to disseminating principles of community psychology. This work illustrates how events such as wars, economic depressions, the civil rights movement, and discrimination shaped philosophies and lead to their decision to become applied community psychologists and practitioners. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Mulvey, Reconceiving Myself: Challenging Conundrums and Creating Feminist Community Psychology. Morgan, Psychology in the Community: A Community Psychologist Looks at 30 Years in Community Mental Health. Serrano-García, To Be Different: The Challenge of Social-Community Psychology. Wolff, My Life as a Community Activist. Swift, Odyssey of a Community Psychologist Practitioner. Commentary. Popkin, Response to Autobiographical Essays by Community Psychologist. Watts, Community Psychologists Who Go Beyond the Profession: A Commentary. Hall, Reflections on Calling and Careers in Community Psychology. Index. Reference Notes Included.

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• Authors: James G. Kelly, James G. (EDT)/ Song Kelly, Kelly James G., Anna V. Song, Song Anna V.
• Assisted by: James G. Kelly (Editor), Anna V. Song (Editor)
• Publisher: Haworth press inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.06.2008
• EAN: 9780789037633
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-3763-3
• No. of pages: 115
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Psychology; MEDICAL / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, Mental health services