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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A call for papers that is of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> SCRA-L Div27 General Membership List [mailto:SCRA-L@LISTS.APA.ORG]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tod Sloan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 15 October 2012 5:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SCRA-L@LISTS.APA.ORG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SCRA-L] Critical Community Practice, Call for Submissions - Journal for Social Action<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Call for Submissions</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>Critical Community Practice</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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Special Issue of the <i><a href="http://jsacp.tumblr.com">Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology</a></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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Dedicated community organizations and helping practitioners are working to make life better for people in communities around the world. Unfortunately, what we mostly witness is a certain type of community practice where the original source of the problem in
society is left unchanged (and probably unknown and not discussed), while new programs and services are continuously developed to treat the individuals most affected. The products of ameliorative, uncritical practice are reactive, short-term, professional-driven,
and individualistic approaches that ignore the assets of their constituents and communities (Albee, 1986; Butcher & Robinson, 2007; Evans et al., 2011; McCubbin, 2001; Prilleltensky, 2005; I. Prilleltensky & O. Prilleltensky, 2003). Some would say that transformative
or revolutionary change through community-based organizations is impossible because they are too overwhelmed by the intense need in communities and constrained by the political and policy stances of their donors (Bess, Prilleltensky, Perkins & Collins, 2009;
Harvey, 2010; Kunreuther, 2002). What is needed is a commitment to critical community practice (Butcher & Robinson, 2007).<o:p></o:p></p>
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Critical community practice implies a particular vision of society: one grounded in the ideals of social justice, social inclusion, self-determination, solidarity, and collective wellness (Butcher, 2007b; Kagan & Burton 2001; Prilleltensky, 2001; Weil, 1996).
Critical community practice is "action based on critical theorizing, reflection, and a clear commitment to working for social justice through empowering and transformative practice" (Henderson, 2007, p. 1). This approach to practice works under the assumption
that social transformation is possible when people have a voice, power, and access to resources (Prilleltensky & Nelson, 2002). It is grounded in an understanding that the roots of most community problems lie in patterns of systemic poverty, disadvantage,
social exclusion and oppression that are manifestations of structural inequalities and social divisions within society as a whole (Butcher, 2007a). Critical community practice is a radical praxis (Freire, 1970) wherein action, research, and theory are intertwined
in complex ways, and grounded in a deep understanding of the experiences of those who are marginalized, oppressed and distressed (Kagan & Burton, 2001).
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This special issue aims to advance discourse, theory, research and practice of <i>
critical community practice</i>. Possible topical areas include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Critical consciousness and consciousness-raising of counselors, psychologists, and other community practitioners;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Organizational critical consciousness and its relationship to critical practice;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Institutionalization and system constraints on critical practice;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Social change philanthropy;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>The “ideology-practice divide” in community practice and how to close the gap;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Critical theory and critical community practice;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Radicalizing and democratizing community organizations;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Radical praxis in community settings;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Constituent/consumer-led organizations and radical praxis;<o:p></o:p></p>
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•<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:120%"> </span>Normalizing, redefining, conscientization, and externalizing in counseling practice.
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Submission process: Authors should submit manuscripts by email to the Guest Editors of the Special Issue no later than January 15, 2013. Guest Editors will review the papers for topic relevance and then select papers for peer review consistent with JSACP guidelines
for reviewers found here: <a href="http://jsacp.tumblr.com/guidelines"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://jsacp.tumblr.com/guidelines</span></a>. Types of manuscripts may include: original articles (theory or research), first person
accounts, case studies, interviews and dialogues with practitioners/activists, or empirical reviews. Manuscripts submitted should be relevant to counselors, psychologists, human service professionals as well as students, educators, policy makers, community
organizers, and activists. Initial acceptance and on-line publication is anticipated as early as July 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Send proposal submissions or inquiries to the Guest Editors: Scot D. Evans, Adam Rosen, and Krithika Malhotra at
<a href="mailto:s.evans4@miami.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">s.evans4@miami.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>References</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Albee, G. W. (1986). Toward a just society: Lessons from observations on the primary prevention of psychopathology.
<i>American Psychologist</i>, <i>41</i>, 891–897.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Bess, K., Prilleltensky, I., Perkins, D., & Collins, L. (2009). Participatory Organizational Change in Community-Based Health and Human Services: