Reflections on “Real‐World” community psychology

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ID11042770
AuthorsTom Wolff (0000-0002-4884-251X, Dr. August Wolff (Germany), corresponding author), Carolyn Swift (Lawrence University)
Year2008
Volume36
Issue5
Pages609-625
Publication date2008-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.20244
OpenAlexW2097767194
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

Reflections on the history of real‐world (applied) community psychologists trace their participation in the field's official guild, the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), beginning with the Swampscott Conference in 1965 through the current date. Four benchmarks are examined. The issues these real‐world psychologists bring to the field include academic and community legitimacy, community psychology as an interdisciplinary field, and politics and advocacy. Challenges these issues create among community psychologists—real‐world and academic—are briefly addressed. These reflections end with a vision of the future of community psychology that includes a strong recommitment to social change and social justice. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc

Action (physics) · Asian psychology · Community psychology · Critical psychology · Engineering ethics · Field (mathematics) · International psychology · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Community Health and Development · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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