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Competencies for Community Psychology Practice

Posted in: Coalition Building, Prevention Science | Tags: Practice, Resources
After the 2011 Biennial, the Community Psychology Practice Council and the Council of Education Programs appointed a task group focused on defining practice competencies for the field. These competencies were developed with the intent to communicate the nature and contributions of community psychology practice to prospective students and psychological colleagues, and to articulate for prospective employers the […]

Lab as Family: Creating Kinship Networks on Campus for Community-Based Work

Posted in: Education, Marginalized Groups | Tags: Research
Students exist within and in between larger structures that often shape the path of their educational experiences and success. Appreciating their ecological context helps us to understand that the success of our students lies in the responsibility of the student as well as the mentor (faculty, staff, and administrator) of the campus they attend.

Know Your Rights

Posted in: Immigrant Justice, Marginalized Groups, Public Policy
9/11/2017 From the National Immigrant Justice Center, Know your Rights has been updated to reflect new policies and procedures related to immigration and DACA. View or Print Documents Below: Know Your Rights, Espanol Know Your Rights 2017

Living Community Psychology – Kyrah Brown

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology, Practice
Published in: The Community Psychologist (50:2)
This installment features Kyrah K. Brown, an early career community psychologist who has always been an activist in her communities — a perfect fit for Community Psychology. Although she struggled at finding a position after earning her doctorate, she eventually landed a challenging and rewarding position in the nonprofit world. Her story is instructive for […]

Living Community Psychology – Craig Kwesi Brookins

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology
Published in: The Community Psychologist (47:3)
For this installment, we introduce a community psychologist whose academic career has shifted among psychology and Black and African studies, but always incorporates the values and basic principles of community psychology.

Living Community Psychology – Jacob Tebes

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology
Published in: The Community Psychologist (49:3)
For this installment, we feature a distinguished community psychologist who has made significant scholarly contributions as well as applying the field’s scholarship to social problems that besiege communities. He attributes much of his success ultimately to the example of resilience and courage of his parents, survivors of World War II and immigrants to a new […]

Living Community Psychology – Cindy Scott

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology
Published in: The Community Psycholgoist (42:2)
For this installment, we profile a clinical/community psychologist who is now working as a volunteer mental health expert for Doctors without Borders.

Living Community Psychology – Bernadette Sanchez

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology
Published in: The Community Psychologist (47:3)
For this installment, we profile a community psychologist who was a first-generation, ethnic minority college student, has received excellent mentoring throughout her professional career and, in turn, has been a passionate advocate for diverse students. Her own research program addresses positive youth development and youth mentoring.

Living Community Psychology – Saul Alinsky

Posted in: Inspiration | Tags: Living Community Psychology
Published in: The Community Psychologist (50:1)
Here, the column makes a radical departure by interviewing two people who are not, themselves, affiliated with our field. Rather, they are the son and grandson of Saul Alinsky, a highly influential figure in forming the values, scholarship and practice of Community Psychology.