Community Psychology Fall 2010 Nellie Tran, Ph.D. Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 1

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Introductions Name Major Interesting fact about you Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 3

Syllabus Semester Long Project Missed Exam Policy Update Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 4

Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 5 Devise a way to draw 4 straight lines that pass through all 9 dots, without lifting your pencil from the paper and without retracing a line.

Solution Check page 6 of textbook Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 6

List as many uses for a paperclip as you can. Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 7

What is Community Psychology? Concerns relationship of individuals with communities & societies Through research & action, community psychologists seek to enhance quality of life for individuals, communities & society. Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 8

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Community Psychology Guided by 7 core values 1)Individual & family wellness 2)Sense of community 3)Respect for human diversity 4)Social justice 5)Collaboration 6)Community strengths 7) Empirical grounding Participant/Conceptualizer role Goal: to enhance both individual & community life Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 11

Community Psychology: Addressing Social Forces in People’s Lives 1) Research to understand how social forces affect individuals & groups. – Poverty – Oppression – Inadequate schools – Increasing individuals skills/resources – Altering aspects of the social context 2) Action to improve how context/environment affects individuals Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 12

Example: Oxford House “Self Run, Self Supported, Addiction Recovery Houses” Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 13

What Do Community Psychologists Do? 1)Research – Basic research – Applied research (Prevention/Promotion) – Participatory action research – Program evaluation – Policy research Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 14

What Do Community Psychologists Do? 2)Action – Community consultation – Creating alternative settings – Community organizing and coalition building – Advocacy Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 15

Delineating the Field Different from – Clinical psychology – Social psychology – Social work – Environmental psychology – Sociology Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 16

Values & Psychology Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 17

Drop Out Rate Example Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 18

Next Time History of Community Psychology Fall 2010 What is Community Psychology? (Chapter 1) 19