Community based mental health in cultural contexts: from institutionalisation to engaged and authentic community based care
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
The Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology
Publisher
Sage Publications
Place of Publication
London, England
Editor(s)
O'Doherty, K; Hodgetts, D
School
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
RAS ID
27624
Abstract
Notwithstanding the divisiveness of the ‘crisis’ in social psychology and the enduring dominance of the experimental positivist approaches, applied social psychologists have a long tradition of making a difference at the coalface of community concerns (Hodgetts et al., 2010). Applied social psychologists bring a strong ethic of what is known variously as praxis or reflective practice, which grounds practice in strong evidence-based research (including the many interpretations of what constitutes evidence). Social psychological theories and methods offer a unique and diverse canon from which practitioners from many allied disciplines may draw succour in their everyday efforts to seek solutions to social and community concerns.
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Drew, N., & Adams, M. (2018) Community based mental health in cultural contexts: from institutionalisation to engaged and authentic community based care. In O'Doherty, K; Hodgetts, D (Eds.) The Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology. (pp 232-251) London: Sage