PSY 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Community Psychology, Social Change, Psy
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Understanding people in the context of their communities. Pursuit of social justice through social action. Stre(cid:374)gthe(cid:374) (cid:272)apa(cid:272)ity of (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ities to (cid:373)eet (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er"s (cid:374)eeds. Help them to reach their dreams and promote well-being, social justice, economic equity and self-determination. Focus on systems, organizational and/or individual change. Ecological perspective: examine the relationship between individuals and their environments (social & physical) Prevention: central from the beginning, stressors can be exploitation and discrimination, social change can bring an asset. Social and systems change: social change supported in the field by community members, systems change supported through community psychologists. Divergent perspectives on community and social issues. Empowerment: enhance the possibility that people can actively control or mastery their lives, community psychologists works best when it is responsive to grassroots approaches. Focus is on provision of resources not treatment. Multidisciplinary approaches: a group across disciplines but often across workplaces, academics and community organizations. Recognizes both the social and physical environment people are in.
