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Feb 20, 2023 · Community mental health care has evolved as a discipline over the past 50 years, and within the past 20 years, there have been major developments across the world.The Oxford Textbook of Community Mental Health is the most comprehensive and authoritative review published in the field.
Welcome to the fourth edition of Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities! In this book, we hope to get students excited about the work of community psychology, including research and social action, and show how the principles of this field are applicable to everyone, including nonpsychologists.
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Community psychology emerged in the U.S. in the mid-20th century, and its shift in perspective required finding new ways of “doing psychology.” Five important forces contributed to the development of community psychology: (a) a preventive perspective; (b) reforms in mental health care; (c) action research and group dynamics; (d) social change
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Jan 1, 2005 · [This textbook] challenges community psychologists, as well as students of psychology, sociology, and social work, to look at the impact of the new conservatism on human services and the...
Community psychology is a field that places high value on cultural sensitivity, and this textbook matches that overall goal. Authors and contributors make up a diverse range of experts and voices in the field, and also reflect the diversity of voices of community members with whom they work.
Sep 10, 2014 · The focus of the book is on the transformation of the field of mental health from professional practice rooted in a biomedical model to a new approach based on community psychology values and the principles of ecology, collaboration, empowerment, and social justice.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Handbook of community psychology. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Community psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc, Community Psychiatry, Community Mental Health Services. Publisher. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
