Community psychology : South African praxis /
M. Visser, J. Akhurst, R. Carolissen and N. Matamela (editors)
- xxviii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Revised edition of two previous versions: Contextualising community psychology in South Africa (2007) and Community psychology in South Africa (2012)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Community Psychology -- Section 1. Conceptual and theoretical approaches. 2. Systems theory in Community Psychology -- 3. Social constructionism: discourses and community narratives -- 4. Critical social theory traditions in Community Psychology -- 5. African-centred Community Psychology -- 6. Decolonising (Community) Psychology -- Section 2. Research strategies. 7. (Participatory) action research -- 8. Research-as-social-change: activating the transformative potential of research in Community Psychology -- 9. Implementation science -- 10. Community social impact assessment -- Section 3. Community interventions. 11. Mental health services in communities in South Africa -- 12. Prevention promotion and empowerment -- 13. Promoting community wellbeing at personal, relational and collective levels: a positive psychology perspective -- 14. Peer support groups as community interventions -- 15. Community mobilisation and social change -- Section 4. Challenging community issues. 16. HIV/AIDS and community interventions -- 17. Substance abuse -- 18. Violence and crime -- 19. Gender-based violence and community wellbeing -- 20. Masculinities: new South African men -- 21. Poverty, unemployment and homelessness -- 22. Racism and xenophobia in South Africa: psychological sequalae -- 23. Community trauma -- 24. Child and adolescent mental health: an ecological perspective -- 25. Elderly/older people in the community.
9780627039973 0627039979
Community psychology.
Social psychology.
Community mental health services.
Psychologie communautaire.
Psychologie sociale.
Services communautaires de santé mentale.
social psychology.
Community mental health services
Community psychology
Social psychology
155.940968
Revised edition of two previous versions: Contextualising community psychology in South Africa (2007) and Community psychology in South Africa (2012)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Community Psychology -- Section 1. Conceptual and theoretical approaches. 2. Systems theory in Community Psychology -- 3. Social constructionism: discourses and community narratives -- 4. Critical social theory traditions in Community Psychology -- 5. African-centred Community Psychology -- 6. Decolonising (Community) Psychology -- Section 2. Research strategies. 7. (Participatory) action research -- 8. Research-as-social-change: activating the transformative potential of research in Community Psychology -- 9. Implementation science -- 10. Community social impact assessment -- Section 3. Community interventions. 11. Mental health services in communities in South Africa -- 12. Prevention promotion and empowerment -- 13. Promoting community wellbeing at personal, relational and collective levels: a positive psychology perspective -- 14. Peer support groups as community interventions -- 15. Community mobilisation and social change -- Section 4. Challenging community issues. 16. HIV/AIDS and community interventions -- 17. Substance abuse -- 18. Violence and crime -- 19. Gender-based violence and community wellbeing -- 20. Masculinities: new South African men -- 21. Poverty, unemployment and homelessness -- 22. Racism and xenophobia in South Africa: psychological sequalae -- 23. Community trauma -- 24. Child and adolescent mental health: an ecological perspective -- 25. Elderly/older people in the community.
9780627039973 0627039979
Community psychology.
Social psychology.
Community mental health services.
Psychologie communautaire.
Psychologie sociale.
Services communautaires de santé mentale.
social psychology.
Community mental health services
Community psychology
Social psychology
155.940968