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Aim of community psychology
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Concrete social change through research and practice
Shift from indiv to environmental factors address by community, family, interpersonal networks, social, and political systems |
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Values of community psychology
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Consistent with political liberalism:
Empowerment, sense of community involvement, respect for cultural diversity, commitment to social change, emphasis on prevention, view of psychologist as consultant and collaborator, reliance on ecological and epidemiological research |
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Roots of community psychology
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Community Mental Health Act: 1963 and 1980. Gov role in promoting mental health, funding and guidelines for CMHCs (23% of tx)
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Goals of Community Mental Health Act
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Short-term hospitalization, outpatient, residential, and aftercare for dc pt, emergency mental health tx avail 24 hrs, specialized services for elderly and children.
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Tertiary Prevention
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Prevent recurrence of illness, reduce long term duraction and consequences
After onset and tx of sx. Rehab programs, AA, halfways houses, supervised apartments, sheltered workshops, day hospitals, job skills training programs. |
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Secondary prevention
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Early detection and tx before full blown
Suicide prevention, hotlines, walk in clinics, screening tests, crisis intervention tx |
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Primary prevention
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Most preventive. Addresss mediating system structures that lead to the development of mental illness. Prenatal nutrition, educational programs for high risk, Head Start, community ed on drug/alchohol, sex ed, parenting
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Community-wide AIDS education
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Type of primary prevention.
Peer norms better predictor of AIDS risk bx than knowledge about AIDS among heter high school and college students. Homosexual males knowledge of AIDS reduce risky bx Programs should target peer norms - Peer based education, encounters w/peers w/AIDS, peer moderated discussion groups. |
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Suicide
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9th leading cause, 30k per year.
10% attempt will complete Age: Over 65 and 15-24. Sex: Males complete and females attempt Race: Whites Marital: Divorced and widowed Hx: Past attempt, Family hx Dx: 95% dep, sa, scz, Bx: Intention, plan, means, will, give away valuables. Other: Hopeless, stress, lack social support, illness |
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Suicide among adolescents
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2nd leading cause of death. Common method is firearms.
Dx: dep, drugs, alco, antisocial bx. Shaffer: CD, antisocial, SA, mood variations, dep, suicide Predictors: attempt, exposure to suicide, interpersonal loss. Motive: attention, impulse, manipulate, avoid, anger, benefit Prevention: |
