Prevention of mental disorder and promotion of well-being, primarily through creating more mentally healthy environments, but also by enhancing individual resilience. Recognizing the toxicity of psychosocial stressors such as inequality, poverty, alienation, and discrimination, community psychologists also fight for social justice through empowerment of oppressed groups and policy advocacy.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
Understanding of the methods of community psychology; effects of societal, cultural, and environmental influences on psychological and community well-being.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
Understanding of the methods of community psychology; effects of societal, cultural, and environmental influences on psychological and community well-being.