Reflections on "Real-World" community psychology

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...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2008-07, Vol.36 (5), p.609-625
Main Authors: Wolff, Tom, Swift, Carolyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action Research
Community
Conferences (Gatherings)
Graduate Students
Interdisciplinary Approach
Kansas
Missouri
Psychologists
Psychology
Social Change
Social Justice
Social psychology
Universities
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.20244