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Reflections on “Real-World” community psychology

✍ Scribed by Tom Wolff; Carolyn Swift

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
136 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0090-4392

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Reflections on the history of real‐world (applied) community psychologists trace their participation in the field's official guild, the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), beginning with the Swampscott Conference in 1965 through the current date. Four benchmarks are examined. The issues these real‐world psychologists bring to the field include academic and community legitimacy, community psychology as an interdisciplinary field, and politics and advocacy. Challenges these issues create among community psychologists—real‐world and academic—are briefly addressed. These reflections end with a vision of the future of community psychology that includes a strong recommitment to social change and social justice. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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