Community Psychology

Catalog description

This is an introductory course to a newly emerging area in psychology building on concepts from environmental, clinical, and social psychology, as well as sociology and anthropology. The course will cover the origins of community psychology, surveying its distinctive and substantive concepts. We will study the psychological concept of community focusing on the institutions and resources that facilitate or inhibit healthy psychological functioning. Such major topics as community mental health, the educational system, and the criminal justice system will be discussed.