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Education in Community Psychology - Models for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Hardcover)
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Education in Community Psychology - Models for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Hardcover)
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A useful guide on education in the field of community research and
action, Education in Community Psychology explores curriculum
issues regarding coursework, field training, the status of
research, and the need for promoting a multidisciplinary
perspective. For your easy reference, it gives you a thorough
overview of the kinds of undergraduate and graduate courses
available and of freestanding and interdisciplinary graduate
programs in both North America and New Zealand. For your
convenience, it also covers the types of knowledge and skills
taught in these courses and programs, the professional roles open
to community graduates, how programs can work with community
organizations, and the steps and issues you should consider when
planning a community psychology course or program. From this book's
helpful pages, you will discover why interdisciplinary programs
hold the most promise for innovation in graduate education, as well
as the greatest potential for developing community research and
action into an interdisciplinary field. If you are interested in
setting up a program that helps students develop a 'systems
perspective'in the way they approach problems and issues in the
community, Education in Community Psychology will help you get
started. To this end, you learn about: the issues and strategies in
teaching community psychology to your students practical steps for
developing your program how to secure viable field placements for
your students how your community psychology program can train
psychologists in nontraditional roles suited to address human and
social problems the ecology of masters'programs selecting required
readings trends in interdisciplinary training using social
functions that include faculty, students, and community agencies to
develop collaborative working relationships the change in APA
guidelinesEducation in Community Psychology provides community
psychology professors and graduate students, psychology
undergraduates intending to go to graduate school, and educators in
human development and social work with a practical overview of the
field of community research and action, its values, ethics,
theories, and methods. With its sample course outlines,
recommendations for faculty planning, and insights on how to
develop community psychology programs, you will be able to extend
your skills beyond the classroom and into the community, where it
counts.
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