Diverse Careers in Community Psychology

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Community psychology is a diverse field. Community psychologists may work for the government, for nonprofit foundations, as researchers or teachers in... Lees meer

The Return of the Sun

Michael J Kral

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Inuit have among the highest suicide rates in the world - ten times the national average. Inuit narratives of suicide provide clues as to what can and... Lees meer

Influencing Social Policy

Kenneth I Maton

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Influencing Social Policy synthesizes current knowledge about how psychologists influence social policy to serve the public interest. The volume build... Lees meer

Housing, Citizenship, and Communities for People with Serious Mental Illness

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Housing has emerged as a popular and central topic of research, mental health system development, and social and mental health policy in recent years.... Lees meer

Community Power and Empowerment

Brian D Christens

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Many people want to help bring about changes in their neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities. Leaders and scholars of change efforts are likewise ... Lees meer

Community Psychology and Community Mental Health

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• Mental health practices and programs around the world face growing criticism from policymakers, consumers, and service providers for being ineffective... Lees meer

Principles of Social Change

Leonard A Jason

• Paperback | Engels | Advances in Community Psychology
• The efforts of social activists and mental health professionals to institute population-level social change, such as reducing poverty, building better... Lees meer