The Nature of Community Psychology
KUMARI RANJEETA
GUEST FACULTY
M. L. ARYA COLLEGE, DEPTT. OF PSYCHOLOGY
E-mail-
bkranjeeta@gmail.com
Mb. No.- 8969020842
B.A. PART II (H) 28
th
JULY 2020
Topic- Nature of Community Psychology
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Community psychology focuses on social issues, social
institutions, and other settings that influence individuals,
groups, and organizations. Community psychology as a science
seeks to understand relationships between environmental
conditions and the development of health and well being of all
members of a community.
For example, community psychology is centered on action and
solving problems much like clinical psychology. However,
clinical psychology tends to have a greater focus on solving
individual problems, while community psychology is devoted to
understanding the underlying social issues that contribute to
these problems.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Community psychology is the branch
of psychology concerned with person environment
interactions and the ways society affects individual and
community functioning. Community psychology focuses
on social issues, social institutions, and other settings that
influence individuals, groups, and organizations.
Community psychology goes beyond an individual focus
and integrates social, cultural, economic, political,
environmental, and international influences to promote
positive change, health, and empowerment at individual
and systemic levels.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Community psychology as a science seeks to understand
relationships between environmental conditions and the
development of health and well being of all members of a
community.
The practice of community psychology is directed towards
the design and evaluation of ways to facilitate
psychological competence and empowerment, prevent
disorder, and promote constructive social change. The goal
is to optimize the wellbeing of individuals and
communities with innovative and alternative interventions
designed in collaboration with affected community
members and with other related disciplines inside and
outside of psychology.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
The Society for Community Research & Action (SCRA;
Division 27 of the American Psychological Assoc.):
Community Psychology is an international organization
devoted to advancing theory, research, and social action.
Its members are committed to promoting health and
empowerment and to preventing problems in
communities, groups, and individuals.
However, it has its own unique and important
contributions to make. The major goals of this field are to
create new ways to empower people within
their communities, promote social change and diversity,
promote individual and community well-being, and
prevent disorder.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Core values of community psychology[1] include:
Seeking social justice for all individuals in a community.
Empowering marginalized individuals and communities.
Embracing and promoting diversity in communities.
Understanding that individual behavior it not just the
result of their own thinking.
Career options available to community Psychologists
include:
Counseling and/or conducting mental health work at
a community health clinic. Becoming a consultant for
human-service, non-profit, and public-sector
organizations. Planning and establishing grass roots social
service programs.
Community psychology focuses on social issues, institutions, and environmental factors that influence individuals, groups, and organizations. It emphasizes understanding the underlying social issues contributing to problems and aims to promote positive change, health, and empowerment at both individual and systemic levels.
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B.A. PART II (H) 28 B.A. PART II (H) 28th th JULY 2020 Topic Topic- - Nature of Community Psychology Nature of Community Psychology JULY 2020 KUMARI RANJEETA GUEST FACULTY M. L. ARYA COLLEGE, DEPTT. OF PSYCHOLOGY E-mail- bkranjeeta@gmail.com Mb. No.- 8969020842
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Community psychology focuses on social issues, social institutions, and other settings that influence individuals, groups, and organizations. Community psychology as a science seeks to understand relationships between environmental conditions and the development of health and well being of all members of a community. Forexample, community psychology is centered on action and solving problems much like clinical psychology. However, clinical psychology tends to have a greater focus on solving individual problems, while community psychology is devoted to understanding the underlying social issues that contribute to these problems.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Community psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with person environment interactions and the ways society affects individual and community functioning. Community psychology focuses on social issues, social institutions, and other settings that influence individuals, groups, and organizations. Community psychology goes beyond an individual focus and integrates social, cultural, economic, political, environmental, and international influences to promote positive change, health, and empowerment at individual and systemic levels.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Community psychology as a science seeks to understand relationships between environmental conditions and the development of health and well being of all members of a community. The practice of community psychology is directed towards the design and evaluation of ways to facilitate psychological competence and empowerment, prevent disorder, and promote constructive social change. The goal is to optimize the wellbeing of individuals and communities with innovative and alternative interventions designed in collaboration with affected community members and with other related disciplines inside and outside of psychology.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY The Society for Community Research & Action (SCRA; Division 27 of the American Psychological Assoc.): Community Psychology is an international organization devoted to advancing theory, research, and social action. Its members are committed to promoting health and empowerment and to preventing problems in communities, groups, and individuals. However, it has its own unique and important contributions to make. The major goals of this field are to create new ways to empower people within theircommunities, promote social change and diversity, promote individual and community well-being, and prevent disorder.
B.A. PART II (H) PAPER III, UNIT I (APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY) WHAT IS COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Core values of community psychology[1] include: Seeking social justice for all individuals in a community. Empowering marginalized individuals and communities. Embracing and promoting diversity in communities. Understanding that individual behavior it not just the result of their own thinking. Career options available tocommunity Psychologists include: Counseling and/or conducting mental health work at a community health clinic. Becoming a consultant for human-service, non-profit, and public-sector organizations. Planning and establishing grass roots social service programs.
