Community psychology's origin and destination
Alternative pathways to the discipline's future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond P Lorion (0000-0003-4204-7109, Brookeville Maryland USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 987-993 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.22504 |
| PMID | 33411360 |
| OpenAlex | W3120968684 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
A review of the Journal's nearly five decades of publications revealed an early commentary entitled “Common sense Community Psychology” (Thorne, 1974) reflecting on early decisions about the discipline's professional identity and interactions with targeted communities of color and need stimulated this commentary. Considered are ways we distinguished ourselves from our parent, clinical psychology, and its focus on emotional and behavioral disorder treated through psychotherapeutic interventions. Thorne's examination of alternative pathways that the discipline could have followed are considered relative to current challenges confronting communities of color and need
Aesthetics · Community psychology · Developmental psychology · Discipline · Identity (music) · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Social science · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |