Psychology and Community Change Challenges of the Future

PART I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY ORIENTATION. 1. Introduction. 2. Historical Trends in Mental Health Beliefs and Practices. PART II: APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY RESEARCH. 3. The Context and Objectives of Community Research. 4. Methodologies in Community Research: Analytic and Action Approaches. PART III: BASIC CONCEPTS. 5. Ecological and Environmental Influences on the Individual. 6. Coping with Stressful Environments and Events. 7. Prevention and Health Promotion. PART IV: PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY CHANGE. 8. Consultation: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Organizational Development Perspectives. 9. Alternative Settings and Social Change. 10. Citizen Participation. 11. Integration and Future Directions. Appendix: Training Options in Community Psychology.Heller, Kenneth is the author of 'Psychology and Community Change Challenges of the Future', published 1984 under ISBN 9780534105617 and ISBN 0534105610.