Cultivating Community Psychology for Future Generations

Symbiosis, Synergy, and Separation

Bibliographic Data

ID11054751
AuthorsBret Kloos (University of South Carolina Columbia SC USA, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume58
Issue3-4
Pages303-308
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajcp.12105
PMID27883197
OpenAlexW2554031835
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

As we near the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of a community psychology division of the American Psychological Association, there are reasons to be concerned about the sustainability of the field. This commentary proposes a need for deliberate, systematic efforts to cultivate settings that can sustain the field. A framework for outreach to build symbiotic relationships and synergistic collaborations with persons who do not identify as community psychologists is proposed. Simultaneously, a strategy of separation from other disciplines may be needed in some circumstances to conserve settings that sustain the field. Finding a balance in these strategies is necessary to cultivate community psychology for future generations

Community psychology · Health psychology · Public health · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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