Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-being
... • Ecological perspective: the intricate interplay between individuals and their physical, social, and cultural surroundings. It asserts that human behavior is molded by the various contexts in which individuals reside, labor, and engage with others, and it underscores that these contexts interact with one another to form a dynamic and interconnected system (Jason et al., 2019;Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005;Scott & Wolfe, 2015). ...
... It encompasses the systemic hurdles and prejudices that sustain disparities and discrimination, often reinforced by institutional and societal norms and practices (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005;Scott & Wolfe, 2015). ...
... Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005;Scott & Wolfe, 2015). ...
This descriptive qualitative study was designed to understand the experiences of former Community Psychology (CP) undergraduate students who participated in a degree program at a California university. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how former Community Psychology undergraduate students describe their experiences using reflective Photovoice activities to learn about and become involved in social justice. The theoretical frameworks that informed this study were in social justice theory, pedagogical practices related to teaching social
justice using Photovoice, and the practice of self-reflection in college classrooms. Two primary research questions guide the inquiry: (a) How do former Community Psychology undergraduate students describe their experiences with Photovoice as a technique for raising their own self-awareness? (b) How do former Community Psychology undergraduate students describe Photovoice as a technique for becoming involved in social justice?
... Суспільні перетворення в сучасному світі не можуть вважатись характеристикою лише якогось етапу в житті окремої країни, навпаки, глобальні перманентні зміни стають звичною, повсякденною ознакою людського життя. Словом трансформація зазвичай позначають фундаментальні зміни, які зачіпають основи суспільства, провідні цінності та/або структури влади [1, 158]. Ці перетворення не відбуваються у всьому суспільстві одночасно, це складний процес, в який в різний час залучаються різні верстви суспільства, що мають різні темпи і динаміку трансформацій. ...
... Психологія спільнот спрямовує свою увагу на вивчення особистості в контексті. "Це цілісний, екологічно зорієнтований аналіз особистості в множинності соціальних систем від мікро-систем сім'ї до макро-соціальних структур" [1,5]. Коли проблеми визначаються у термінах індивідуалістичних концепцій людської природи, це приводить до розуміння людини як "відповідальної жертви" [2], яка є причиною своїх проблем і їх рішень. ...
... Розвиток психології спільнот первинно був пов'язаний із подоланням кризи в клінічній психології, яка перебудовувалась в профілактичну галузь, для забезпечення психічного здоров'я людини, яке неможливо забезпечити без врахування цілісного контексту її життя. Можна виділити три групи причин, що привели до "зсуву" американської клінічної психології до психології спільнот [ 1 ]. По-перше, було досягнуто усвідомлення великого розриву між можливостями психологічної допомоги, яку можуть надати професійні психологи, і рівнем потреби в цій допомозі для розв'язання проблем ментального здоров'я, які існують в суспільстві. ...
... Following Freire's pedagogy of the oppressed (1970), PAR is aligned with the values of social justice and inclusion, with the aim to promote positive social change for disadvantaged people. (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). ...
... Adapting the role of research expert to that of collaborator means a shift towards a more equal relationship between researchers and participants, which creates a more balanced exchange of knowledge. This further means that results must be delivered as a part of the ongoing research process and must be communicated in understandable language, free of research jargon (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). ...
... The third principle, social justice, should be practiced at all levels of research, including project planning and funding. In the most successful cases, the research budget is directed at increasing training, education and employment opportunities for the disadvantaged, and research results are utilized for creating social change (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). Researchers must be sensitive to the needs and opinions of participants and help them to become agents of change through a participatory process. ...
This publication is intended for everyone interested in ethics professionally: research, development and innovation (RDI) actors, educational agents, funders and higher education institutions. The publication will offer insights into ethics work within RDI activities and development of education. With this publication we also want to showthat ethics is a vivid part of everyday life of Laurea University of Applied Sciences in RDI and education.
... Community psychology is a transformative value-based praxis that aims to address social injustice, inequality, and real-world issues that face marginalised, relatively less powerful and minority groups (Prilleltensky, 2001;Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2010). It is under-pinned by social justice, equity, and ultimately aims for the liberation of humans and communities from oppressive systems (Fondacaro and Weinberg, 2002;Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2010). ...
... Community psychology is a transformative value-based praxis that aims to address social injustice, inequality, and real-world issues that face marginalised, relatively less powerful and minority groups (Prilleltensky, 2001;Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2010). It is under-pinned by social justice, equity, and ultimately aims for the liberation of humans and communities from oppressive systems (Fondacaro and Weinberg, 2002;Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2010). As such, it focuses on multiple levels of analysisfrom the smaller settings in which people find themselves, such as families, schools, or work, to broader communities, countries, cultures, societies, and within historical, structural and social contexts (Levine, Perkins and Perkins, 2005). ...
... Community Psychology works with and in communities to promote indigenous resources, solutions, and autonomy (Orford, 1992;Prilleltensky, 2001;Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2010). This approach means being centred in communities to understand what action, knowledge or resource would be helpful, or can be sought, and to bring about emancipation or social changesomething that is sorely lacking in autism research. ...
... An interesting perspective on justice and power is provided by critical community psychology -an approach that seeks to promote individual and social well-being through the adoption of an ecological, justice-oriented and value-based perspective ( Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). This approach argues that well-being is also highly dependent on the environmental resources and the opportunities to access them. ...
... Formal power is characteristic of a position that guarantees the legitimacy to exert influence, whereas informal power connotes factual power, not necessarily guaranteed by any formalized code. This condition, however, is expressed through differentiated access to material and immaterial resources (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). We could, moreover, explore the meaning that the very concept of "power" acquires, that is, of "having power" over someone, something or some place: control over the self, over the other, and over the material and immaterial, proximal and distal environment. ...
Authors claim an innovative viewpoint on the conspiracy theories phenomenon. Considering them as epiphenomena of the crisis, authors do not see them as a mere attack to democracy (although they may have anti-democratic effects), rather they see them as creations in response to the human need for meaning. Thinking about the concepts of power and knowledge democracy , authors argue that the development of negative capacity can represent a strategy for individual and social development in a democratic perspective. Such capacity, if cultivated in a systemic and systematic way, can support the coexistence of different narratives (conspiracy and non-conspiracy) and well-being, providing an important aid to the individual and social right to understand the world while respecting otherness.
... While Canadian CP values diversity and social change, it is not rooted in racial justice, as it is in South Africa. Core values and principles of CP include: ecological analysis beyond the individual level; social justice, respect for diversity, accountability and inclusion; and social change (Nelson & Prilliltensky, 2010;Rappaport, 1995). These core values and principles function well when situated in theory and research that implicitly upholds whiteness, however, there is a need to strengthen CP with learnings from BLMTO's activism and intersectionality theory to adequately address white supremacy in the LGBTQ community. ...
... BLMTO was able to ignite change as a result of their intersectional political action, such that the Toronto Pride Board of Directors voted on adopting BLMTO's demands for more funding for and representation of people of colour and their events at Toronto Pride (Simmons, 2017). Intersectionality and CP both recognize that real social change requires addressing structural social problems (Nelson & Prilliltensky, 2010). Harper and Schneider (2003) describe the progression of LGBTQ integration into CP and reflect, "community development, prevention, and intervention with LGBT communities cannot be separated from social activism" (p. ...
Black Lives Matter's Toronto chapter protested at the city's 2016 LGBTQ Pride parade to make pointed demands for more funding, access to space, and the removal of police presence at future pride celebrations. Their protest led to polarizing discussions about Black Lives Matter's involvement in the community and white supremacy in the LGBTQ community, with rhetoric that attempted to separate blackness from queerness and transness. Drawing from the protest and its tumultuous aftermath and from literature on Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ movement, this paper explores points of tension and intersection between the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ movement. It then examines critical race theory, queer theory, transgender studies, and intersectionality as theoretical lenses for Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ movements. Implications for community psychology praxis with Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ movements are outlined.
... In contrast, some studies propose the multi-level nature of well-being. According to Nelson and Prilleltensky [42], well-being consists of the personal (e.g., self-esteem, independence), inter-personal (e.g., supportive relationships and engagement in society), and collective levels of well-being (e.g., ability to acquire community resources). They emphasize that well-being involves not only an individual's own well-being but also how that individual interacts with others and lives in a particular environment. ...
... In this study, we intend to integrate and simplify the various perspectives and explore three aspects of well-being, namely, intra-personal, inter-personal, and extra-personal aspects [24], to integrate well-being components into a sustainable PSS. Based on the perspectives of Nelson and Prilleltensky [42], and Calvo and Peters [24], we exemplify the intra-personal, inter-personal, and extra-personal aspects of well-being in a sustainable PSS and connect them with Maslow's hierarchy of needs [43]; see Figure 3. ...
To regain overall well-being in the post-pandemic era, the priorities should not be only economic growth but also human physical and mental health. This study investigates how to incorporate the concept of well-being into the circular economy to facilitate the pursuit of individual/personal and social growth, and sustainable consumption. We begin with a systematic search of the literature on well-being and sustainable product–service systems, model the well-being components in peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing and reuse platforms, and propose design guidelines for platform development. According to our findings, (1) allocentric well-being components (such as gratitude, contribution, and altruism) serve as the antecedents of sharing behaviors, while egocentric components (such as pleasure and attachment) serve as the consequences, and (2) information sharing is crucial to initiating the flow of well-being perceptions and sustainable sharing and reuse behaviors. Based on the findings, we suggest a data-driven approach and active inference theory to facilitate related studies. This study sheds light on the potential to develop well-being within the circular economy and facilitate the sustainable working of the sharing and reuse ecosystem.
... Annenin temel bakım veren olarak görülmesi ve toplum tarafından annelik rolü konusunda yaygın biçimde kabul edilen kalıpyargılar, anneden alınan bakımın ve ilginin babadan alınan bakım ve ilgiden daha katı biçimde değerlendirilmesine yol açıyor olabilir. Pek çok toplumda, ailenin başat tanımı orta sınıf, ilk evliliğini yapmış heteroseksüel bir çift ve onların biyolojik çocuklarından oluşan çekirdek bir aileyi resmeder ve bu ailede ev kadını olan bir anne ve çalışan bir baba bulunur (Ganong ve ark., 1990;Nelson ve Prilleltensky, 2010 ). Elbette yıllar içinde toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinde ortaya çıkan değişimleri ve kültürel farklılıkları dikkate aldığımızda bu tür bir genelleme tartışmaya açıktır. ...
... Elbette yıllar içinde toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinde ortaya çıkan değişimleri ve kültürel farklılıkları dikkate aldığımızda bu tür bir genelleme tartışmaya açıktır. Ancak kitle iletişim araçları, sosyal medya, dil, yasal sistemler ve dinler sürekli olarak bu aile düzeninin norm olduğu mesajını iletirler (Nelson ve Prilleltensky, 2010). Bu sosyal bağlam ebeveynliğe ve aileye ilişkin hem kamusal hem de bilimsel alanda kalıpyargıları, tutumları, kavramsallaştırmaları ve yorumları biçimlendirir (Georgas ve ark., 2006). ...
Somatic complaints are a prevalent psychological problem many adults experience. Alexithymia is characterized by
difficulty identifying and expressing feelings and is widely considered to be a strong predictor of somatic complaints.
Previous studies have indicated adverse childhood experiences to be associated with alexithymia and somatization. In
this regard, interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory provides a comprehensive perspective that focuses on the effects
the caregiver-infancy relationship that is established in the early years of life has on personality characteristics and
psychological well-being. The aim of the current research is to examine the effects of perceived parental rejection on
alexithymia and somatic complaints in adults using two separate models. The study will analyze the effect of maternal
rejection while controlling for the effect of paternal rejection, as well as the effect of paternal rejection while controlling
for the effect of maternal rejection. The research also intends to contribute to the literature by investigating the
mediating roles the three sub-dimensions of alexithymia has on these relationships. Data were collected online from 328
participants in Türkiye, of whom 224 are women and 104 are men. All participants filled out a socio-demographic form,
the Somatization Subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R; Derogatis, 1977), the mother and father versions
of the Adult Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (Rohner & Khaleque, 2005), and the Toronto Alexithymia
Scale (TAS-20; Bagby et al., 1994). The results reveal perceived maternal rejection to predict somatization as well as
the TAS-20 subscales of difficulty identifying emotions and difficulty expressing emotions when controlling for the
effect of perceived paternal rejection. In addition, the TAS-20 component of difficulty identifying emotions was found
to mediate the relationship between perceived maternal rejection and somatization. Perceived paternal rejection had no
statistically significant effects on somatization or the sub-dimensions of alexithymia when controlling for the effect of
perceived maternal rejection. The results confirm previous research regarding the relationship between somatization and
alexithymia. Additionally, this research expands on the results in the literature by emphasizing how perceived parental
rejection from the mother predicts somatization through the sub-dimensions of alexithymia. The findings have been
evaluated in light of the literature, with the study’s strengths, limitations, practical implications, and recommendations
for future research also being discussed.
... Also, a community is the atmosphere or realm of social interaction, interdependence, collaboration, cooperation, and support that is driven by the zeal to be more democratic and inclusive to sustain society from disruption or falling apart (DeFilippis & Saegert, 2012;Di Martino & Prilleltensky, 2020;Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010;Prilleltensky, 2012). ...
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The authors discuss the potential of community engagement as a way of building mutually beneficial long-term relationships in sites of education, facilitating learning through dialogue.
... This qualitative and exploratory study aims to explore and understand experiences of mattering for older adults in service-assisted recovery processes from substance use problems. By a collaborative research approach including a community psychological, sociological and peer point of reference [49][50][51], we assume that older adults recovering from substance use problems are social agents and experts on their own lived experiences. They understand best their conditions promoting and challenging experiences in their personal recovery processes. ...
Aim
Mattering (to feel valued and add value to self and others) is a fundamental human experience and mechanismi n recovery. In this paper, we concern ourselves with the recovery of older adults with substance problems. This population is on the rise in many Western countries. To offer mattering enhancing programs for this group, more
knowledge about later life mattering in service-assisted recovery processes is needed. This study aims to explore experiences of mattering in older adults receiving services to recover from substance use problems.
Methods
A collaborative and deductive reflexive thematic approach was applied in analysing 23 interviews with participants using substance use services. Participants were recovering from different substance use problems: alcohol, medication and illegal substances. The participants were recruited from three different Norwegian social contexts: two urban and one medium size municipality. The age of the sample ranged from 65–80 years, with approximately equal numbers for those aged 60–69 (12 participants) and 70–80 (11 participants). Seven participants were women and 16 men.
Results
Three main themes were identified in the analysis: “relational experiences of mattering and not mattering”, “service-related experiences of mattering and not mattering” and “recovery and psychological sense of community as interrelated phenomena to experiences of mattering”. The findings illustrate various nuanced experiences of mattering and not mattering in later life recovery processes.
Conclusions
Overall, the participants’ mattering experiences rested on fair, healthy and positive community relationships and fair and attentive services, where participants could feel valued and also have a chance to add value to others. Experiences of not mattering were precipitated by lack of support, disrespect, devaluation and loss of relationships, and also by being ignored and not receiving fair treatment and help by professionals. Importantly, reciprocal and enhancing relations between mattering, recovery and relational PSOC seem to exist and to be significant for the older adults’ access to substance use services. Several practical implications are suggested to promote
the therapeutic and preventive potentials of later life mattering in recovery.
... The commission, deployed by the President of South Africa, positioned education as central to achieving the overarching democratic goals of eliminating poverty and reducing inequality. This thus positioned education as an important site for the liberation and well-being (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010) of our country's majority. This central positioning is not unlike positioning produced in other nations' development discourses in the sub-Saharan African region (Lemon, 2004). ...
Community psychology takes an explicitly political stance by identifying where power lies and how it is exercised in ways that maintain privilege and discrimination against particular groups. From this perspective, we consider the challenges facing school education in South Africa today. Education is positioned as an important site for the liberation and well-being of our country’s majority. However, the state of education is marked by persistent inequalities. From a Foucauldian perspective, this paper presents a meta-synthesis of school education literature and identifies prominent discourses circulating around the country’s basic education sector: the discourses of democracy, human rights, and good governance; rights; development; scarce skills; the crisis in education; and privatisation are discussed. We consider the role of these discourses in the wider social processes of legitimation and power in education, and subjective implications for youth. We note the various ways in which discourses responsibilise youth and surrounding stakeholders, and how others position them as resources for the neoliberal capitalist economy. We argue for the role of counter-discourses and a collective emancipatory perspective to advance transformational educational change and embrace opportunities in the future.
... In this study, autonomy means being unbiased and self-reliant. Autonomy is considered as a dimension of well-being that increases independence (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). In the current study, the participants' striving for autonomy is expressed as a force to be unbiased and to keep their dignity and pleasure, regardless of their unlawful status. ...
... This study aims to explore and understand conditions and experiences of mattering for older adults in service-assisted recovery processes from substance use problems. By a collaborative research approach including a community psychological, sociological and collaborative research point of reference (34)(35)(36), we assume that older adults recovering from substance use problems are social agents and experts on their own lived experiences. They understand best their conditions promoting and challenging experiences in their personal recovery processes. ...
Aim: Mattering is a fundamental human experience promoting crucial components to later-life recovery processes. Today, the largest population of older adult persons with substance use problems, so far, is on a steep rise in many Western countries. To tailor and offer substance use services promoting mattering, more knowledge about later life mattering of older adults recovering with the assistance of substance use services is needed. This study aims to explore conditions for, and experiences of, mattering in older adults in service-assisted recovery from substance use problems.
Methods: A collaborative and deductive reflexive thematic approach was applied in analysing 23 interviews with participants using substance use services in their recovery processes from different substance use problems: alcohol, medication and illegal substances. The participants were recruited from three different Norwegian contexts: two urban and one medium size municipality. The age of the sample ranged from 65-80 years, with approximately equal numbers for those aged 60-69 (12 participants) and 70-80 (11 participants). Seven participants were women and 16 men.
Results: Two main themes were identified in the data: “Conditions for later life mattering” and “Experiences of mattering from community relationships and own actions”. The findings illustrate various conditions for mattering and experiences of mattering and not mattering in later life recovery processes.
Conclusions: Several participants experienced not mattering; promoted by lack of support, disrespect and devaluation and loss of relationships, but also being ignored and not receiving fair treatment and help by service professionals. Overall, the participants’ mattering depended on fair and healthy community relationships; fair distribution of resources such as affordable housing, accessible transportation, and fair organizational structures where participants could feel valued and also have a chance themselves to add value to others. Several practical implications to enhance the therapeutic and preventive potentials of later life mattering in recovery are suggested.
... Zahlreiche nationale und supranationale Fachgesellschaften arbeiten an einer Systematisierung und Weiterentwicklung der gemeindepsychologischen Perspektive ebenso wie das European Federation of Psychologists' Associations Standing Committee Community Psychology 4 . International liegen inzwischen auch etliche Systematisierungen in Form von Handbüchern vor (Rappaport & Seidman, 2000;Orford, 2008;Ornelas, 2008;Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010;Kagan, Burton, Duckett, Lawthom & Siddiquee, 2011;Zani, 2012;Moritsugu, Vera, Wong & Grover Duffy, 2019;Walker et al., 2022). In Deutschland und für den deutschsprachigen Raum fehlt bisher eine solche Systematisierung. ...
... The term sense of community was first used by Seymour Sarason in 1974 in [6]. ...
A sense of community is very important for the management of an organization. It can help maintain the continuity of the organization and the proactive attitude of its members. Based on the results of a pretest conducted on 21 IFoP administrators for the 2021 period, it was found that four administrators had a very low sense of community and three administrators had a low sense of community. These seven administrators received an intervention in the form of an appreciative inquiry method to increase their sense of community. The research design used in this method was a quasi experiment with one-group pretest-posttest design. The pretest and posttest used a modified measuring instrument called Sense of Community Index-2 from McMillan & Chavis. Meanwhile, the appreciative inquiry method used the stages proposed by Cooperrider, Whitney and Stavros. The results showed that there was a difference in the level of sense of community after the intervention compared to before. The Wilcoxon test that was carried out on the pretest and posttest scores of the research subjects showed a significant result with a p-value of 0.018 (< 0.05). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the appreciative inquiry method can be used to increase the sense of community. Keywords: appreciative inquiry, sense of community, IFoP
... Community participatory action research (CPAR) approaches allow us to explore the ability to identify strengths and solutions produced by communities for communities, connecting them to wider systems, while acknowledging them as agents with the capacity to create effective, context-sensitive solutions. 13 As Colombia begins to refocus its efforts towards achieving these global and national policy aims, three critical areas require attention: (1) wider social and political contextual factors that drive experiences of poor mental health, 14 (2) increasing understanding of local embodied knowledge and lived experiences of communities and their relevance for building knowledge about mental health, 15 and (3) the role and resources offered by community participation in the codesign of interventions and services that are effective. 8 In response to these demands, we will implement a participatory process to design, implement and evaluate a participatory intervention to strengthen community mental healthcare systems in two PDET communities in Caquetá-Colombia. ...
Introduction
Mental healthcare systems are challenged by how they hear and respond to what marginalised communities experience as drivers of mental distress. In Colombia, this challenge intersects with wider challenges facing post-conflict reconstruction. Our pilot study will explore the feasibility and acceptability of a participatory approach to developing community-led participatory interventions for community mental health systems strengthening and mental health improvement, in two sites in Caquetá, Colombia.
Methods and analysis
The project is divided into three distinct phases aligned with community participatory action research cycles: diagnostic, intervention and evaluation. This allows us to use a participatory approach to design a community-led, bottom-up intervention for mental health systems strengthening and the promotion of mental health and well-being.
The diagnostic phase explores local understandings of mental health, mental distress and access to mental health services from community members and health providers. The intervention stage will be guided by a participatory Theory of Change process. Community priorities will inform the development of a participatory, learning and action (PLA) informed group intervention, with a community linkage forum. The pilot of the PLA intervention will be evaluated using MRC process evaluation guidelines.
Ethics and dissemination
This project has received ethical approval from two sources. Universidad de Los Andes (2021–1393) and the University College London (16127/005). Dissemination of findings will include academic publications, community forums, policy briefs and visual media (cartoons, pod casts and short films).
... Dorongan pendekatan kesehatan masyarakat pada pencegahan bertujuan untuk mengurangi tekanan lingkungan dan untuk memperbesar resistensi host terhadap tekanan tersebut. Pendekatan kesehatan masyarakat pada pencegahan telah berhasil mengurangi insiden terjadinya banyak penyakit (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010). Istilah perilaku kesehatan didefinisikan dalam beragam cara. ...
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a public health problem in the world. Dengue control and prevention highly depend on vector control, Aedes Aegypti since no vaccine has been found for prevention. Effective, sustained community participation for dengue prevention remains a challenge in Jagakarsa District. This study explored perceptions of DHF preventive behavior as well as preventive behaviors among mothers in Jagakarsa District. The finding may be used to develop messages for improving DHF preventive behavior. This study uses descriptive study design by collecting data qualitatively through semi-structured interviews using the basic theory of the Health Belief Model (HBM). This research was conducted in September-October 2018. The finding of the study is the percieve of barriers that were greater than the perceive of benefits among mothers in Jagakarsa Subdistrict making mothers have a likelihood not to perform DHF preventive behavior such as don’t clean water container regularly and hanging used clothes outised cupboard. The conclusion of this study is intervention needed in giving messages by considering perceive of benefits and barriers as well as giving messages via mobile phone channels (WhatsApp applications) that can improve DHF preventive behavior.
... For community-psykologerne er magtulighed et af grundvilkårene i undertrykkelse (Nelson & Prilleltensky 2005). Den strukturelle vold giver en oplevelse af magtesløshed, som fører til direkte vold, der så igen får gerningsmanden til at opleve en form for magt eller kontrol, om end bare for en kort stund. ...
Den høje voldsrate i Kalaallit Nunaat (Grønland) forklares ofte ud fra alkoholmisbrug og affektive handlinger. I denne artikel vises det gennem en kvantitativ og kvalitativ undersøgelse, at den episodiske vold må forstås som symptomer på strukturel vold. Den strukturelle vold er en kontekst, der fremmer følelser af magtesløshed, social isolation, undgåelse af konflikter og undertrykkelse af følelser – indtil de eksploderer i konkret vold. Den strukturelle vold både legitimerer og forstår den konkrete vold, men den åbner også for interventioner, der kan ændre netop den strukturelle vold. Den strukturelle vold er skadelig for unge, da den fremmer og legitimerer vold. Community mobiliseringsprojektet Paamiut Asasara har vist gode resultater med at sænke antallet af husspektakler samt med at styrke ikke-voldelig konfliktløsning. Dette bidrager til at ændre opvækstvilkårene og livsvilkår for de unge.
... som følge af undvigeadfaerden hos PTSD-ramte, hvilket ofte medfører, at der støder yderligere komplikationer til i form af depressioner, misbrug og selvmordsforsøg. Derudover er de to almindeligste følger af psykiske sygdomme ensomhed og isolation (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010). Soldater, der forlader Forsvaret og herefter oplever psykiske problemer, er i den forbindelse en saerlig risikogruppe, idet der i dagligdagen ikke er nogen med faglig indsigt, der har øje for deres vanskeligheder. ...
Denne artikel tager afsæt i en undersøgelse af, hvordan støtteprocesser i en lokalforankret støtteforening kan styrke krigsveteraner med PTSD og/eller andre psykiske vanskeligheder i at opnå øget sundhed. Artiklen omhandler den del af undersøgelsen, der forholder sig til veteranernes identitet og selvopfattelse, samt hvordan disse påvirkes af den offentlige mening og debat. Ligeledes er der i artiklen fokus på foreningens initiativer, og hvilken betydning de har for veteranernes adgang til anden støtte og behandling.
... Det første kriterie om at inkludere studier omkring børn og unge har vaeret bredt defineret ud fra et community-psykologisk videnskabsteoretisk udgangspunkt. Børn og unge ses ikke som fritsvaevende individer, men som inter-relateret med samfundets voksne, organisationer, netvaerk og muligheder (Kloos et al., 2012;Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010;Orford, 1999). Herunder skal ordet omkring signalere denne definering, hvor reviewet inkluderer studier med emner omkring børn og unges liv, for eksempel studier om familier, levevilkår, helbred, institutions-og samfundsmaessige forhold. ...
Dette review indeholder en samling af 43 empiriske psykologisk-,sundheds- og samfundsrelaterede studier omkring børnog unge i Østgrønland, publiceret i perioden 1976-2016. Studierneer indsamlet via en systematisk søgning i forskellige databaser,tidsskrifter og publiceringslister samt en gråzonesøgningvia blandt andet lokale netvaerk i Østgrønland. Reviewetinkluderer studier fra nationale forskningsprojekter, hvor østgrønlandskeforhold er inddraget og brugt til sammenligningmed vestlige forhold samt mere isoleret østgrønlandsk forskning.Reviewet viser, hvordan den nationale forskning overvejendefokuserer på problematiserende forhold via kvantitativebeskrivende forskningsmetoder, mens den lokale forskningfortrinsvis indbefatter kvalitative studier, der dels indeholderforslag til, hvad man kan gøre lokalt for at komme problemernetil livs, og dels inddrager et syn på styrker og ressourcer i Østgrønland.Det vurderes i artiklen, at hvis forskningen har tilhensigt at bane vejen for forebyggende sociale indsatser, børforskerne inkludere en vurdering omkring, hvorvidt selve forskningspraksissen diskursivt er med til at skabe problemorienterendeidentifikation af østgrønlandske forhold og mennesker.
... We employed a PAR approach that aims to empower citizens through involvement in urban development, resulting in increased resources and relations (see Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2005). As a part of a PAR design, the various data were collected in different phases of the research process and the participants were considered as agents of change (Kemmis & McTaggart, 2000). ...
... In line with the principle of embedded interdependence, it is not until the communities of oppressed people achieve liberation that everyone in society will be liberated because the conditions of liberation for members of oppressed groups will invoke the necessary conditions for the liberation of the entire society (F. L. Hamer, 1971;Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010). ...
In this conceptual article, we assert that psychology should be transformed to adopt the explicit goal of working toward the liberation of people oppressed by society rather than striving for mere equality. To achieve such a transformation, it is necessary to reenvision graduate training in psychology. Graduate training in psychology is an important vehicle by which psychologists can become prepared to use research and practice to eradicate inequities in society. Therefore, we propose six pillars for liberation-focused graduate training in psychology: critical unlearning/unknowing, cooperative modes of production, prioritizing indigenous knowledge, embedded interdependence, systems-level action, and prioritizing members of oppressed groups. Although this conceptualization may engender resistance, we argue that there are many potential pathways by which graduate training may use liberation psychology to work equitably with oppressed groups to seek justice.
... Sense of community is often described as the main value of Neo-Traditional Development or New Urbanism (Audirac, 1999;"Bye-Bye Suburban Dream, " 1995;Kelbaugh, 1997). Enhancing individual and community well-being can be achieved by "psychological sense of community" (Nelson and Prilleltensky, 2005). Hence, the main cause for the adverse psychological impacts of living in suburbs evaluated in this study can be linked to the lack of sense of community. ...
The urban fabric of traditional neighborhoods is compact and pedestrian friendly and features mixed land use, while contemporary conventional suburban developments are low density and auto oriented with segregated land use. Two hundred older residents, one hundred living in traditional neighborhoods and one hundred living in conventional suburbs, were surveyed. Customized questionnaires were used to measure four variables, including the level of 1) somatic symptoms, 2) anxiety/insomnia, 3) social dysfunction, and 4) severe depression. Central tendency measures, standard deviation, and multivariate tests were applied to compare the four variables in both groups. The result revealed that a traditional neighborhood setting has a greater sense of community and therefore positive impacts on its residents as it relates to somatic symptoms and social dysfunction compared to
conventional suburbs. Further assessment in this study explored the higher level social interaction of residents in traditional neighborhoods due to community design and how it relates to a higher level of psychological health.
Přehledová studie se věnuje pojmu, jenž vzbuzuje v posledních desetiletích zvýšený zájem odborníků z různých oborů, třebaže jeho základy položili filozofové už v antickém Řecku (viz dva základní přístupy – hedonismus a eudaimonismus). Navíc jde o pojem, pro nějž se obtížně hledá český ekvivalent. Mnozí čeští autoři tento pojem nepřekládají a pracují s celosvětově používaným anglickým termínem well-being. Jiná skupina českých autorů pracuje s termínem pohoda či osobní pohoda. Výklad celé problematiky je rozdělen do osmi částí. První část přibližuje staletou historii pojmu pohoda (well-being) a jeho proměny od antiky až po dnešek. Druhá část shrnuje současné snahy o definování pojmu pohoda a upozorňuje, že odborníci zatím nedospěli ke konsenzu. Třetí část nabízí přehled celého spektra teorií pohody a snaží se vysvětlit, z čeho vycházejí, na co kladou důraz a jak se dají využít. Čtvrtá část je zajímavá tím, že ukazuje, jak se jednotlivé vědní obory navzájem odlišují v chápání pohody a v práci s ní. Pro ilustraci byly vybrány tyto obory: medicína, pedagogika, psychologie, sociologie a nejnovější trend – multidisciplinární přístup. Pátá část přehledové studie prezentuje rozdílné typy pohody, které se v zahraniční odborné literatuře objevují. Naše analýza identifikovala celkem 30 různých typů pohody. Šestá část výkladu se soustřeďuje na diagnostikování pohody. Nabízí soubor 21 dotazníků zjišťujících míru pohody u dětí, adolescentů i dospělých osob. Sedmá část si zvolila téma, které zajímá širokou veřejnost, neboť se zamýšlí nad současnými poznatky o pohodě a nepohodě v prostředí školy. Poslední, osmá část přehledové studie nabízí pohled na intervence, které se snaží zlepšovat úroveň pohody u dětí a adolescentů.
The first part of this article illustrates how democracies are in crisis in many European countries and in the United States. The second part describes three important theoretical and political contributions made by critical community psychologists, decolonization, and liberation community psychologists to find theoretical constructs and action strategies that could enrich mainstream European and North American Clinical and Community Psychology. The third part explores how a thousand clinical psychologists, especially family therapists worldwide, have, through the Assisi Manifest, denounced the increase in psychological problems worldwide and the need to work not only with families but in the communities where people live. The last part outlines the major theoretical constructs and intervention methodologies we can integrate into our European community psychology activities and how to transform our "community homes" to decrease polarization and foster dialogue to foster better capabilities to care for one another and solve local and planetary problems.
تبحثالدراسةالحاليةفياألحداثوالعناصر التيكونتمسارات الوعيبفلسطينواللجوء.وقد
استعانتالدراسةبسرديةالذاتكإطارلفهمالوعي.كماتبحثفيأثرهذاالوعيعلىتكويناتسردية
الذاتوخبراتاأللموالجلدالنفسي،وتحللهذااألثرمنخاللنظريةااللتزامبقضيةكبرىعند
مصطفىحجازي،ونظريةالوعيالنقديعندباولوفريري.
المشاركونفيالدراسةهمالجئو منطقتياللدوالرملةعلىاختالفتوزعهمالجغرافيفيمناطق
اء اللجوء، والتيحاولتالباحثةمعرفةالمشتركفيمابينهمبناءعلىمنطقةالتهجير على
، وليس بنا
منطقةاللجوء.وقد تم اختيار هذه المنطقة، نظ ارا للتوأمة في السردية التي تتمتع بهمامدينتياللد
والرملة، فال يمكن دراسة الرملة بدون اللد والعكس صحيح، وكذلك نظ ارا لتهميش سردية الجئي اللد
والرملةفيمقابلسردياتالمدنالكبرىكحيفاويافاوالقدس،والتيعبرعنهاالمشاركونفيالدراسة.
وقد ُجِمع ما بين وعي اللجوء ووعي فلسطين، باعتبارهما متالزمينويؤديانلبعضهماالبعض،فحالة
اللجوءهينتيجةاستعمارفلسطينوسياققضيتها،فاليمكنفصلوعياللجوءعنالوعيبسياق
فلسطينوقضيتها.كماأنالذاتفيالدراسةهيذاتالتنفصلعنتكوينهاالجمعيفيالسياق.فالذات
فيالدراسةبكلمكوناتهاالشخصيةالتنفصلعنسياقفلسطينكقضية
This article surveys the complex concept of African identity and the diverse characteristics that shape it in the 21st century. Drawing upon historical, cultural, and socio-political factors, the article examines the multifaceted nature of African identity within the continent. It delves into the influences of ethnic and linguistic diversity, regional and geographical variations, as well as religious and belief systems, highlighting the vast array of identities that exist within Africa. Moreover, the article examines the lasting impact of colonialism on African identity, discussing its historical overview, cultural and social effects, and psychological consequences. In light of globalization, modernization, technological advancements, and migration, the article further traverses the shifting African identities in the 21st century. It analyzes the role of these factors in shaping contemporary African cultural expressions, such as literature, arts, music, fashion, style, sports, and entertainment. Additionally, the article addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by Africans, including stereotypes and misconceptions, the promotion of unity amidst diversity, and the harnessing of cultural capital. Looking ahead, the article discusses future perspectives on African identity in a globalized world, emphasizing the importance of embracing and preserving diversity while fostering Pan-Africanism. Through a comprehensive analysis of African identity and diversity, this article contributes to a deeper understanding of the evolving nature of African identities and their significance in the contemporary world. It encourages a refined perspective that recognizes the rich weaving of African cultures and the potential for unity amidst diversity.
משבר הקורונה חולל כאוס מערכתי המטלטל את מסגרות החינוך ואת הפסיכולוגיה החינוכית. המאמר הנוכחי משרטט מפה תלת-ממדית במטרה לסייע בניווט הפסיכולוגיה החינוכית בפרשת הדרכים שלפניה ולממש את ההזדמנות לצמיחה הטמונה ביציאה מאזור הנוחות. במאמר נבחנות שלוש שאלות יסוד: איפה מתמקמת הפסיכולוגיה החינוכית ביחס למערכת החינוכית על פני הרצף שבין נטייה לסתגלנות לעומת חתירה לשינוי; מהו התפקיד המהותי של הפסיכולוגיה החינוכית; ואיך צריכים פסיכולוגים חינוכיים לפעול במצבים כאוטיים כמו המצב הנוכחי. לשם כך, המאמר נע מ"זום אאוט", מטא-תיאורטי וסוציולוגי, דרך מבט תיאורטי פסיכואנליטי וארגוני, ועד "זום אין" יישומי אשר ידגים תיאור התערבות בבית ספר במהלך הגל הראשון של משבר הקורונה. במאמר מוצע לפסיכולוגים חינוכיים להתמקם מחדש בתוך המרחב הפוטנציאלי, המשחקי, כלומר על הגבול המיטשטש שבין מערכות החינוכיות לקהילה, שם לחתור באופן אקטיבי לפעולות המקדמות חיבורים ורצף דווקא היכן שיש כאוס, פירוק ושבירה, ובאופן זה גם לתרום לחוסן הקהילתי ולקדם תהליכי שינוי מהותיים במערכת החינוך.
The systemic nature of the ecological crisis has prompted a wide range of research into transformative social change. Education, however, is largely absent from that literature, despite clear evidence of its role in contributing to the crisis. Following a review of a few of the main approaches to theorizing change, notably the literature on social-ecological resilience, this chapter focuses on the field of transformative or systemic design as the most promising framework for catalyzing radical educational reform. We draw on the Multi-Level Perspective on sustainability transitions to visualize such local “niche-innovations” as emerging in the context of the end of the Capitalocene, the socio-economic-political landscape sustaining the current educational regime. In order to create the conditions for systemic change, education for living within the Earth’s carrying capacity needs to incorporate principles that disrupt core assumptions of the Capitalocene. We propose six such principles to guide the work of transformational educational design.
The current ecological crisis is the consequence of entrenched attitudes, discourses and behaviours in human societies worldwide, fostered and reinforced through modern educational traditions, processes and institutions. This book envisions a radical transformation of education to focus on the mutual flourishing of human societies with the rest of life on Earth. In part, the authors suggest approaching this as a problem of systemic design, incorporating principles that challenge and undermine key premises of the Capitalocene—the socio-economic-political landscape sustaining the current educational regime. Tracing the implications of this transition, they review core assumptions of modern Western culture that need to shift, and identify a wide range of relevant capacities and practices grouped under four complementary educator “stances” for eco-social-cultural change.
Educators working for fundamental social change in response to the ecological crisis approach the challenge in a diversity of ways. This chapter summarizes a wide range of practices, competencies, capacities, and capabilities in four complementary “stances”—essentially, four different kinds of educational “ethos” for change. These are the critical educator, who plays the roles of activist (critiquing existing relationships and norms), ally (walking alongside and opening space for voices and practices that have been marginalized), and advocate (articulating and advancing alternatives to the status quo); the community educator, who facilitates relationship-building and collective flourishing (with children, caregivers, knowledge holders, communities, the more-than-human); the change educator, who guides processes of dealing with risk, uncertainty, discomfort, and disruption (developing individual and collective strategies to respond to challenges and losses: grieve, adapt, rebuild, transform); and the coeur/care educator, who supports and nurtures well-being (responding to trauma, depression and oppression, building capacity for self-care and resilience, connecting with the sacred). Each stance is described in some detail and some key capacities and practices are proposed.
The number of people in exile is rising. Sexual and ethnic minority refugee and asylum-seeking people present with special needs. This study utilised a collective narrative participatory design to explore how storying collective ways of resisting the effects of trauma, amongst gay and lesbian forced migrant people of Black African and Asian backgrounds in an urban context (London, UK) can be constitutive of healing. To do this, purposeful sampling procedures were pursued. Data collection was through individual and group format story telling sessions. Both sessions were structured around a co-constructed metaphor ‘Passport of Life’. Narrative analysis was employed to examine the data, co-shaped with participants. Findings indicate that participants’ (collective) storytelling is crafted as a site for resistances to emerge and be re-affirmed. Resistance pathways are inextricably linked to participants’ diverse subjectivities. Healing is constituted as a dynamic process, bound by narrated and physical configurations of spaces of togetherness, which have re-definitional, hope-inducing, and social justice properties. The results support the use of participatory and narrative means for expanding (untold) stories of overcoming and supporting opportunities for healing and redress amongst this population. Implications for policy making, research, and psychological practice are considered.
Guidebook to Community Consulting provides advice for people interested in starting or growing a career in community consulting. Drawing on the authors' years of experience as community consultants, it offers a wealth of practical guidance to anyone considering or establishing a successful career serving and empowering communities. It includes guidance about the personal qualities, values, and technical skills needed; how to start a consulting practice; how to collaborate with colleagues, and most importantly, how to collaborate with communities. Practical advice and tips are motivated by core guiding principles and goals including an understanding of consulting as a partnership between consultants and communities; decoloniality; anti-racism, and equity. The text is animated with illustrative anecdotes and lessons gained from real-world experience.
This article details a community psychology informed project aimed to acknowledge, address and challenge the potential inequalities faced by people with a diagnosis of learning disability1 when they become parents.
This chapter describes the role of the religious self in relation to sustainability ideation. The religious self that can foster sustainability ideation is the genuine religious self. The process is to realize the duty of humans as a caliphate and learn the science of God’s creation as part of human obedience to God. The traditional perspective of religiosity that separates the science of religion from the general science, and considers the general science has nothing to do with religiosity, needs to be retheorized. Retheorization is necessary. Thinking about religiosity provides the opportunity to a Muslim who studies the natural sciences and other sciences to carry out the human duties as caliph, namely guarding the earth.
Education support services are aimed at addressing learner well-being holistically. Learner performance is linked to sufficient psychological, medical and social support. This study was an evaluation of a non-governmental organisation aimed at providing learners with psycho-social support and used the application of an Appreciative Inquiry approach. An Appreciative Inquiry approach is a method for generating change within an organisation by looking at what works in the organisation and facilitating active participation. The main findings from this study were that the programme seems to have positively affected learners’ performance both academically and behaviourally; the programme was perceived to have raised the general standard of academic performance at the school.
Disaster management refers to a cycle of mitigation, preparedness and response and recovery strategies. The phases merge into one another and are not distinct. The overall goal is sustainable development and an increase of resilience in order to mitigate disaster effects. Resilience in the face of a disaster describes the adaptive capacities of communities and societies. It enables the mobilization of resources in order to adjust to the new environment. Disaster management usually focuses on collectives; the discipline of psychology rather emphasizes the individual level and tends to neglect political and historical contexts. In this chapter, an understanding of resilience as a product of cultural, social, economic, political and psychological factors is developed. The psychological concept of resilience is expanded by communal dimensions of solidarity and social conflict when a disaster hits.KeywordsResilienceDisaster managementPsychologySolidaritySocial conflict
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