Community Psychology (PSYC3016)

What are the goals and principles of community psychology? Summary. Examples included to assist learning.

Understanding how the theory of ecology informs Community Psychology interventions and practice.

Definitions of power and violence in South Africa. Implications for interventions in Community Psychology.

Summary of relevant concepts of poverty for community psychology interventions.

Constructs, theories, values and assumptions of the mental health model. Summary and examples.

Interventions for child health in South Africa. Contains examples to assist learning

Defining separators of research in Community Psychology

Summary of the research approaches of Community Needs Assessment, Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Policy research in Community Psychology. Contains examples to assist in learning.