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Community Psychology: One Set of Values, Many Methods, Countless
Careers
Mona M. Amer, PhD
Rotaract Cairo Royal, Sawy Culturewheel
October 19, 2014
Agenda
1. Ecological model and values
2. Skills and methods
– Logic model
3. Career opportunities
4. Resources for information
Application to projects: * Health education (Virus C) * Peace and conflict prevention * Maktabti literacy/education
What is Psychology? (Basic/Research Types)
behavioral neuroscience, biopsychology, experimental, measurement & statistics, personality, political, psyc. of religion, aesthetics, philosophical, etc…
social
What is Psychology? (Applied Types)
neuropsychology, forensic, health, rehabilitation, military, sports, peace, media, addiction, engineering, etc… and COMMUNITY
The Community Psychology Focus
A. • People lack sense of property • People don’t have sense of green
community/environ • Lazy • Lack of trash cans • Attitude, behavior • No incentive, they don’t feel return • They have financial reasons (parents can’t
afford it) • Peer pressure to drop out • Girls not forced (tradition) • Fear of failure • Bordem, curriculum not interesting to them • Goegraphical • Children not interested
B. • Lack of ethics • Awareness • No feeling of ownership • Lack of education/ illiteracy • No self motivation • Can’t afford • School is boring, education is boring • No proper support from families • More benefit in labor than education • Ignorant of importance of education
Ecological Model
macrolevel
localities
organizations
microlevel
individual friends, family, classmates, teams
schools, NGOs, hospitals churches, mosques, companies
districts, neighborhoods
culture, religion, policy, media, Internet
Values
• Ecology (working within context)
• Community (enhancing sense of community)
• Prevention & promotion (preventing problems from happening)
• Participation & empowerment (empowerment of the marginalized & more just power distribution)
• Social justice (advocating for human rights, working for oppressed and marginalized groups)
• Cultural competence (respecting diversity)
• Focus on strengths (not following the deficit-centered approach)
• Individual and collective wellbeing (improving peoples’ lives)
• Empiricism (basing everything on science, research)
Mat-khafsh Video & NGO Guide
Example Skills and Methods
• Participatory action research • Needs and assets assessment • Program development and implementation • Prevention and health promotion • Community organizing, leadership, mentorship • Collaboration and coalition building • Public policy analysis, development, advocacy • Program evaluation • Capacity building and resource development • Consultation (including Organizational Development)
Logic Model
Inputs
• resources
Activities
• what is done with the inputs
Outputs
• direct services or products produced
Outcomes
• effects or results of activities and outputs
Impacts
• long-term results on society
MOVING FORWARD… careers, training, and resources
Career Opportunities in Egypt
• NGO’s (local, national, international)
• Government development funds
• Multilateral organizations (U.N., WHO, etc.)
• Egyptian government, social policy
• Foundations
• Corporate social responsibility
• Social entrepreneurship
• Educational settings
• Private consultation
How To Get Trained?
• Like all psychologies, postgraduate training is necessary
• AUC – Masters degree
• 2 years, including 600-hour internship, applied thesis, course projects
• http://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/sape/gradprog/Pages/MAinCommunityPsychology.aspx
• http://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/sape/gradprog/Documents/12009_CommunityPsychMA_Brochure_Web.pdf
• http://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/sape/gradprog/Documents/E-flyer.pdf
• http://catalog.aucegypt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=20&poid=2939
How to Get Trained?
• AUC (continued)
– Graduate Diploma
• Should have a related Masters or 2 years relevant work experience
• 1 year, 6 courses, including 2 electives of choice
• http://catalog.aucegypt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=20&poid=2938
• Other countries
– http://www.scra27.org/what-we-do/education/academic-programs/
Info on Community Psychology
• http://www.scra27.org/what-we-do/what-community-psychology/
• http://www.idealist.org/info/GradEducation/Resources/DegreeOverviews/CommunityPsychology
• http://www.idealist.org/download/31/317b7654-e237-425f-9df4-e3ed6d3208a6/CommPsych
• http://psychology.about.com/od/branchesofpsycholog1/a/community-psychology.htm
Media Stories
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/anxious-times-stress-and-stigma-take-toll-mental-health
Media Stories
http://www.aucegypt.edu/newsatauc/pages/Story.aspx?storyID=1241&utm_source=newsatauc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news
Media Stories
http://www.scra27.org/files/9413/8557/5851/TCP_Fall_2013.pdf (page 13-14)
Media Stories
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/08/21/auc-students-aim-turn-trash-cash-cairo-slum/
Resources for Community Work
• The Community Toolbox – English: http://ctb.ku.edu/en – Arabic: http://ctb.ku.edu/ar
• AUC NGO Toolbox – http://www.aucegypt.edu/huss/sape/gradprog/Pages/NGOToolbox.a
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• Asset-Based Community Development Institute – http://www.abcdinstitute.org/
• Community Psychology Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/506164816114921/
Professional Organizations
• Resources for information, conferences, publications, etc.
• Society for Community Research and Action – www.scra27.org
• European Community Psychology Association – http://www.ecpa-online.eu/
• Society for Prevention Research – http://www.preventionresearch.org/
• American Evaluation Association – http://www.eval.org/
