Community Psychology

GEOFFREY NELSON AND ISAAC PRILLELTENSKY have considerable experience in the teaching, research and practice of community psychology; both have directed well-respected programs in community psychology in Canada, Australia and the United States.

PART ONE: CONTEXT AND OVERVIEW Community Psychology: Journeys in the Global Context The Project of Community Psychology: Issues, Values and Tools for Liberation and Well-Being PART TWO: VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTUAL TOOLS The Values of Community Psychology Ecology, Prevention and Promotion Power and Community Accountability, Commitment and Inclusion PART THREE: TOOLS FOR ACTION An Overview of Community Psychology Interventions Social Interventions Organizational and Community Interventions Small Group and Individual Interventions PART FOUR: TOOLS FOR RESEARCH The Foundations of Community Research Community Research Methods: Post-Positivist and Social Constructivist Paradigms Community Research Methods: Critical Paradigm PART FIVE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: ADDRESSING THE ISSUES Marginalization; C.Kagan & M.Burton Globalization, Poverty and Social Justice; T.Sloan Colonization and Racism; M.Glover, P.Dudgeon & I.Huygens Immigration and Adaption: Confronting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity; C.Sonn & A.Fisher Gender, Power and Community Psychology; H.Gridley & C.Turner A Journey Towards Liberation; G.W.Harper Ableism; G.W.White Creating New Possibilities for Promoting Liberation, Well-being and Recovery; B.Kloos Disadvantaged Children and Families; L.Peirson Environmental Degradation and Ecologically Minded Alternatives; E.Bennett PART SIX: LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE Between Person and Society: Community Psychology's Vogage into Complexity; M.Montero