[Commpsych] Commpsych Digest, Vol 50, Issue 9
Bec Hogea
rebecca.hogea at live.vu.edu.au
Thu Feb 24 04:39:04 WST 2011
Critical Community Psychology text coming out soon.
Product Description
Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in
parallel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical
Community Psychology provide students of different community based
professions, working in a range of applied settings, at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a text which will underpin
their community psychological work. Key Features:
Clear learning objectives and chapter contents outlined at the start of each chapterKey terms highlighted with definitions, either as marginal notes or in chapter glossariesCase examples of community psychology in actionEach chapter ends with a critical assessment sectionDiscussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understandingLists of further resources -- e.g. reading, film, electronicAuthors are members of the largest community psychology departmental team in Europe
From the Back Cover
Community psychology has developed in various parts of the world.
Interest in community psychology, and its potential as a distinct
approach, is growing and evolving in parallel with social development,
changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Community Psychology
is the work of a group of academic community psychologists with many
years of experience working, teaching and thinking together. They have
developed a clear and effective method for bringing together the theory
and practice of community psychology, which has become firmly grounded
in time and place. This book aims to provide students of different
community-based professions, working in a range of applied settings,
with not only the theories, values and principles of community
psychology, but also with the practical guidance that will underpin
their community psychological work.
Highlights include:
• Clear learning objectives, highlighting the theoretical content, research issues and practice dilemmas to be covered.
•
Case examples of community psychology in action, including critical
questions to encourage reflection and reflexivity on the part of the
reader.
• Activity questions focusing on both theoretical and
practical issues to be used as both class exercises and independent
study.
• A distinctive approach that questions many of the assumptions and approaches of mainstream psychological approaches.
The book would be attractive to undergraduate and postgraduate
students and practitioners of community psychology, world-wide, as well
as students and practitioners of other forms of applied or professional
psychology and different community practices. Additional resources for
instructors are available at www.wiley.com/college/kagan
Carolyn Kagan, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom and Asiya Siddiquee are all
based in the Department of Psychology and the Research Institute for
Health and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mark
Burton has a visiting position with Manchester Metropolitan University
and is a manager in health and social services in Manchester.
About the Author
All the authors are members of the largest community psychology team
in Europe, practising and researching community psychology and teaching
undergraduate and postgraduate courses in community psychology at
Manchester Metropolitan University.
Mark Burton,
Visiting Professor of Health and Disability at Manchester Metropolitan
University and Head of the Manchester Learning Disability Partnership: I
have a background in both psychological research and clinical
psychology, and have worked for the last 20 years in services for
intellectually disabled people as a development manager, using a
community psychological approach to inform this work, which is carried
out by myself and by colleagues with both psychological and
non-psychological backgrounds. I have also participated in the work of a
variety of non governmental organisations and campaigning groups. I
have taught courses on social theory and psychological practice,
organisational and social change, action research and aspects of
community clinical psychology both at postgraduate level and outside the
University context.
Paul Duckett, Senior Lecturer,
is a community psychologist who works in the fields of disability,
mental health and unemployment. I work alongside disabled people
including people with mental health difficulties and people with
learning difficulties. I am interested in exploring ways of promoting
student mental health and promoting the integration of a social justice
perspective in psychological teaching, research and practice. In
addition I have published in the areas of criminal (in)justice,
children's wellbeing and social critiques of war.
Carolyn Kagan,
Professor of Community Social Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan
University: I am a community psychologist with a background in social
psychology, counselling psychology and social work. I am a founding
co-editor of the international journal, Community, Work and Family
(published by CARFAX, now Taylor and Francis). I have worked for 25
years on projects in the community, with disabled people, their families
and services and with people living in poverty. Much of my work has
been action oriented, with projects extending over several years, and I
have been involved with the establishment of new projects and new forms
of community organisation. I teach Community psychology to both
undergraduates and postgraduates, and have developed the first UK
Masters programme in Community Psychology. I have supervised and
examined MSc and PhD theses in community psychology in the UK and
Australia. I convened and chaired the 1999 UK Community Psychology
Conference in January 1999 and am a regular contributor to UK and
European community psychology conferences.
Rebecca Lawthom,
Principal Lecturer. My research interests centre on gender and
feminism, particularly in workplace settings. I am also interested in
working with other non dominant groups, including disabled people, and
in relation to social inclusion approaches. Ihave a particular interest
in the concept of 'communities of practice' and am currently exploring
its utility in relation to narrative work and to different forms of
creativity.
Asiya Siddiquee, Lecturer. I am a
community psychologist with a particular interest in critical
perspectives on established forms of both quantitative and qualitative
research. My recent doctoral work was 'A Community Psychology Approach
to Investigating the Impact of the Internet', and as part of this I
examined the impact of the Internet on refugee women, ethnic minorities,
community development workers and the health sector. I am currently
applying action research processes to explore issues such as
marginalisation and the use of the digital technologies, and am part of
an international community psychology virtual network.
Other, newly appointed members of the team may also contribute to the
book. For example Professor Dan Goodley (expertise- critical disability
studies) and Jenny Fisher (expertise - community development).
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