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Community psychology
Title:
Community psychology
Author:
Visser, M.
ISBN:
9780627039973
Publication Information:
South Africa : Van Schaik, 2022.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
1. Community Psychology -- 2. Systems theory in Community Psychology -- 3. Social constructionism: discourses and community narratives-- 4. Critical social theory traditions in Community Psychology -- 5. African-centred Community Psychology -- 6. Decolonising ( Community) Psychology -- 7. (Participatory) action research -- 8. Research-as-social-change: activating the transformative potential of research in Community Psychology -- 9. Implementation science -- 10. Community social impact assessment -- 11. Mental health services in communities in South Africa -- 12. Prevention promotion and empowerment -- 13. Promoting community wellbeing at personal, relational and collective levels: a positive psychology perspective -- 14. Peer support groups as community interventions -- 15. Community mobilisation and social change -- 16. HIV/AIDS and community interventions -- 17. Substance abuse -- 18. Violence and crime -- 19. Gender-based violence and community wellbeing -- 20. Masculinities: new South African men -- 21. Poverty, unemployment and homelessness -- 22. Racism and xenophobia in South Africa: psychological sequalae -- 23. Community trauma -- 24. Child and adolescent mental health: an ecological perspective -- 25. Elderly/ older people in the community.
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