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.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Foreword – James G. Kelly
Preface – Susan M. Wolfe and Victoria C. Scott
Chapter 1: The History of Community Psychology Practice in the United States – Tom Wolff, Carolyn Swift, and Sharon Johnson-Hakim
Chapter 2: Guiding Principles and Competencies for Community Psychology Practice – Maurice J. Elias, William D. Neigher, and Sharon Johnson-Hakim
Chapter 3: Understanding Ecological Systems – Stephen P. Stelzner and Richard M. Wielkiewicz
Chapter 4: Effecting Social Change in Diverse Contexts: The Role of Cross-Cultural Competency – Kien S. Lee
Chapter 5: Professional Judgment and Ethics – Michael Morris
Chapter 6: Participatory Approaches for Conducting Community Needs and Resources Assessments – Jomella Watson-Thompson, Vicki Collie-Akers, Nikki Keene Woods, Kaston D. Anderson-Carpenter, Marvia D. Jones, and Erica L. Taylor
Chapter 7: Organizational and Community Capacity Building – Scotney Evans, Catherine Raymond, and Douglas D. Perkins
Chapter 8: Community Organizing – Paul W. Speer and Brian D. Christens
Chapter 9: Building and Strengthening Collaborative Community Partnerships – Judah J. Viola, Bradley D. Olson, Suzette Fromm Reed, Tiffeny R. Jimenez and Christina M. Smith
Chapter 10: Advocacy and Social Justice – Leonard A. Jason, Christopher R. Beasley and Bronwyn A. Hunter
Chapter 11: Planning, Implementing, and Developing Evidence-Based Interventions in the Context of Federally Funded Programs – Richard A. Jenkins
Chapter 12: Empowerment Evaluation and Community Psychology: An Alignment of Values and Principles Designed to Improve the Human Condition – David M. Fetterman
Chapter 13: Dissemination and Sustainability: Changing the World and Making It Stick – Susan M. Wolfe, Louis G. Tornatzky, and Benjamin C. Graham
Chapter 14: Community Psychology Education and Practice Careers in the 21st Century – Susan D. Mc Mahon, Tiffeny R. Jimenez, Meg A. Bond, Susan M. Wolfe, and Allen W. Ratcliffe
Chapter 15: A Vision for Community Psychology Practice – Bill Berkowitz and Victoria C. Scott
Sobre o autor
Susan M. Wolfe, Ph.D. is a community and developmental psychologist with over 28 years of professional experience. She has worked across a variety of settings that include public hospitals, a community college district, a public school system, universities, research institutes, and the federal government. She has worked across topic areas such as domestic violence, homelessness, education, adolescent development, maternal child health, technological innovation, children’s mental health, nursing homes, and policy. She is currently CEO of Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC where she provides research, evaluation, capacity building, and coalition development services to non-profit organizations, government, foundations, school districts, and public health organizations. She has a diploma from the Michigan College of Beauty Culture, a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of Michigan-Flint, a Master of Arts degree and ABD in Ecological Psychology with a cognate in Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University, and a Ph D in Human Development and Communication Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas. She lives in Cedar Hill, Texas with her husband, Charles Hipkins. Her family includes two sons, two-stepsons, two daughters-in-law, a granddaughter, three grandsons, a Chihuahua, a Chiweenie and two cats.