Community psychology : linking individuals and communities

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Title:

Author:

Dalton, James H.

ISBN:

9780534634544

Personal Author:

Dalton, James H.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Belmont, Calif. : Thomson Wadsworth, c2007.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 595 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

2 How has community psychology developed? -- 3 The aims of community research -- 4 Methods of community psychology research -- 5 Understanding individuals within environment -- 6 Understanding community -- 7 Understanding human diversity -- 8 Understanding coping in context -- 9 Prevention and promotion : key concepts -- 10 Prevention and promotion : current and future applications -- 11 Prevention and promotion : implementing programs -- 12 Citizen participation and empowerment -- 13 Community and social change -- 14 Program evaluation and program development -- 15 Looking ahead.

Subject Term:

Community psychology.

Community mental health services.

Community Networks -- organization and administration.

Community Psychiatry.

Psychology, Social.

Psychologie communautaire.

Santâe mentale, Services communautaires de.

Community-psychologie.

Added Author:

Elias, Maurice J.

Wandersman, Abraham.

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Summary

Learn through application with COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY! Through concrete examples and numerous study tools, this psychology text helps you understand the concepts and then provides opportunities for you to apply them. Brief outlines of chapter content, anticipatory questions, key points, brief exercises, summaries, and self tests are just a few of the tools that will help you succeed in this course. Programs and citizen initiatives for enriching the quality of individual and community life such as Alcoholics Anonymous and the San Francisco Depression Prevention Project show you what community psychology means in the real world. At the end of each chapter, you will find website references to model or recommended projects that connect you to community resources.