Community Psychology Mind Map

What is community psychology?

Origins of community psychology

Social Transformation

Social Reform

SCRA Division 27: There are 18 competencies for Community Psychology.That fall into different categories. #

Study of the MACRO; how the individual is influenced by the environment.

Why am I here?

Being a critical friend, as described by Evans, is to have the passion enough to speak up for what we see, even in our peers from a critical perspective with the desire to bring about the best results possible.

Cross Cultural Competency

Community Development and Management, Community and Organizational Capacity Building, Community and Social Change and Community Research.

Nelson and Prilleltensky argue that the foundation of CSP is social transformation.

Gokani and Walsh argue social reform, NOT social transformation is the real basis for CSP.

Culture is socially transmitted and learned behaviors

Our labels minimize within group diversity and between group Procedural Justice...Is it fair??

Privilege and Power

To have POWER there must be the ability to exercise authority

To HAVE PRIVILEGE, there must be an advantage beyond others

Langhout argues, we need to use head, hands AND heart in order to do GOOD CSP. We find that using head, hands and heart is beneficial but it is also important to ensure that all members of the team have a cohesive vision.

Ethics

The job of a community psychologist?

Identify who has the power, how they have the power and where they have power...Easier said then done...

How do you change the power? by shifting the POWER

Stakeholders, resources and positions

5 Guiding Principles (APA)

Integrity

Fidelity & Responsibility

Justice

Respect for Rights & Dignity

Beneficence & Maleficence

Prilleltensky's principles

Social Justice

Enable Community Structure

Personal Growth

Respect for Diversity

Health

Collaboration and Democratic Participation

Self-Determination

Questions a community psychologist should ask him/herself: 1. How do I identify ethical issues? 2. What principles are most important for this issue? 3. How should you weigh principles in decision makers? 4. How do my personal values interact with ethical challenges? 5. Have I gotten input from others? 6. What if the ethical thing puts me at risk? (Do I have moral courage).

Freedom Summer of 1964

CPs conducting Needs Assessments are guided by 4 principles : 1) participatory evaluation 2) Prevention-orientation 3) Ecological Perspective 4) Action-focused Assessment

NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

Collective Impact

5 conditions of collective impact: 1. Common agenda 2. Shared measurement 3. Mutually reinforced behavior 4.Continuous communication 5. Backbone support

Colletive impact vs. isolated impact

Social Imagination
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Four Methods for social imagination: 1. reconciled view of individual and
system 2. movement toward greater complexity 3. an eye toward power relationships 4. search
for connections and points of leverage (Christens, Hanlin & Speer, 2007)

To make a difference in my community. To improve the lives of those around me through sound, specific practices that increases the likelihood of success for the people I work with. To identify and attack social injustice, full force and head on.

Understanding that sometimes those we are trying to help have no experiences that support acceptance of us or our intentions. Simiilar to the whites who came to help mississppi.

Bob Moses was a community psychologist before it was a thing. Organizing community movements door to door via SNCC.

Freedom Schools: multi layer approach not just hitting political angel ut community and interpersonal

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Change often creates discomfort before comfort

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How to use needs assessments in the real world? Application at work with new intakes, gangs and programming. Avoiding conflict and addressing issues before they become a problem on the unit. Proactive planning through identifying the needs before handling change.

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Social Activism

Amilcar Cabral was a social activist and freedom fighter. His death shows the extremes of social activity and the sacrifices sometimes needed for reform.