Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being

This is the first up-to-date text written specifically for the international market on psychology in the community.Community Psychology covers the history and foundations of the field, key concepts and values, community research, community action, and the application of psychology in various settings, integrating the values/politics and scientific/research aspects of community work. Written by experienced authors in the field, this text will be internationally invaluable.

Community Psychology: In Pursuit Of Liberation And Well-Being

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Prilleltensky, Isaac

Nelson, Geoffrey

Psychology & Counseling

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Doing Psychology Critically: Making a Difference in Diverse Settings

How can psychologists incorporate recent insights about power, values and inequality in their work? What is the role of social justice in the practice of psychology? In this highly readable book Prilleltensky and Nelson tackle these questions and propose workable solutions. This is the first book to translate into action the principles of critical psychology. Using a value-based framework the authors propose guidelines for training and critical practice in clinical, counselling, educational, health, community, and work settings. The authors base their approach on a combination of values for the promotion of personal, interpersonal, and collective well-being. They propose a set of values consisting of self determination, caring and compassion, health, respect for diversity, participation, community support and social justice. Because of its wide coverage, the book should be of interest to students and practitioners in psychology, mental health, and to users of psychological services in most fields of practice. Doing Psychology Critically: § translates critical psychology theory into practice § applies to most fields of applied psychology § is written in an accessible style § includes tables and diagrams that illustrate recommendations for practice § follows a coherent framework § is a useful resource for training programmes in health, clinical, counselling, educational, community, and organisational psychology ISAAC PRILLELTENSKY is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wellness Promotion Unit at Victoria University in Melbourne. He is the author of The Morals and Politics of Psychology and co-editor of Critical Psychology: An Introduction (with Dennis Fox) and Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment (with Geoffrey Nelson and Leslea Peirson). GEOFFREY NELSON is Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. He has served as Editor of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health and is the author of Shifting the Paradigm in Community Mental Health (with John Lord and Joanna Ochocka) and co-editor of Promoting Family Wellness: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action (with Isaac Prilleltensky and Leslea Peirson).

Mental Health

Red Globe Press

This ground-breaking study examines changes in the values and related practices within community mental health that occurred between 1984 and 1998. During this period, a distinct shift in policy coincided with a new emphasis on mental health reform. Consumer/survivors and other mental health claims-makers played an active role in shaping mental health policy during this time and influenced the trend of consumer/survivor and family participation and empowerment in the policy and planning process. This unique two-and-a-half year study examined one community in depth by looking at the changes that occurred for individuals, organisations, and policy.
While the three organizations under study followed their own unique path toward change, the authors contend that there were also common elements in the journey toward the "empowerment community-integration" paradigm. Central to this shift was the emphasis on building an organization based on consensually defined values and a vision for the future. Shifting The Paradigm in Community Mental Health is itself a valuable guide for future research and for the consumers and administrators within the mental health community as well as in other areas of human services. This is an important guide for anyone interested in innovation and social change.

Shifting the Paradigm in Community Mental Health: Toward Empowerment and Community

LORD, JOHN

Ochocka, Joanna

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

The Highfield Community Enrichment Project is one of eight demonstration sites for the ‘Better Beginnings, Better Futures’ initiative, a comprehensive, community-driven program dedicated to the prevention of children’s mental health problems in Ontario and the promotion of child, family, and community wellness. Drawing from this multi-method, longitudinal research project, authors Geoffrey Nelson, S. Mark Pancer, Karen Hayward, and Ray DeV. Peters have written Partnerships for Prevention, providing insights and lessons on how prevention programs can be planned, implemented, and managed in a low-income, multicultural context with a high degree of community involvement. The authors demonstrate not just that the program works, but how it works, and in so doing make a contribution to theory, research, and practice in primary prevention and mental health promotion for children. Partnerships for Prevention provides a great deal of knowledge that will be of interest and use to policy-makers, program planners, practitioners, and community residents, who wish to create prevention programs.

Partnerships for Prevention: The Story of the Highfield Community Enrichment Project

Politics & Social Sciences

Hayward, Karen

Pancer, S. Mark

Sociology

University of Toronto Press

Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and longterm effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three economically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada. The Better Beginnings, Better Futures (BBBF) project is one of the most ambitious Canadian research projects on the long-term impacts of early childhood prevention programming to date.

The Better Beginnings, Better Futures Project: Findings from Grade 3 to Grade 9 (Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development)

Business & Money

Arnold, Robert

Thompson, Katherine

Peters, Ray DeV.

Bradshaw, Alison J.

Petrunka, Kelly

Herry, Yves

Craig, Wendy M.

Paker, Kevin C. H.

Khan, Shahriar R.

Hoch, Jeffrey S.

Loomis, Colleen

Bélanger, Jean-Marc

Evers, Susan

Maltais, Claire

Rossiter, Melissa D.

Economics

Wiley/Blackwell

"The world has been burning for a long time, Edward. Today is no different, except that now it is affecting you."These words could not explain this story more. An invading horde of undead raids a castle in an unholy brigade. When it becomes common knowledge that the dead are not what they seem, a small band of survivors must discover who is behind this madness, while quelling a violent moral war.The theme of the book is all about choices, and what we decide to do in a given situation. You follow the struggle of Altimis and his companions as they are dragged into a war that promises great change, for better or for worse. The book also touches on what it means to be human, by investigating the definition of what it means to be alive.If you enjoy horror tropes and/or philosophy, then this book is for you. However, not everything is as it seems. Certainly this is a tale of zombies, vampires, werewolves and more, but forget everything you think you know about how these classic monsters work.

The Phoenix King

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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