Clinical Community Psychology: Reflections on the Decades Following Swampscott.
Am J Community Psychol
; 58(3-4): 269-275, 2016 12.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27215591
ABSTRACT
The Swampscott report was foundational, but in some ways reflected divisions within community psychology that have continued into the present. Community psychologists trained in the 1970s and, especially, the 1980s confronted a period where the original focus of community mental health began to have less influence in the mental health field due to a variety of public policies, and the growth of third party payments as a significant source of health care funding. Programs that engaged communities and provided a base for prevention interventions were greatly curtailed because of changes in federal legislation and limited opportunities for state and local funding, although prevention interventions found growing interest from research funders. Clinical and community psychologists who trained in this period increasingly looked to a variety of areas outside of mental health. Consequently, the field of community psychology has become more applied and less academic, with increased attention to advocacy, theory, and global perspectives. The sweep of these changes and their implications for the future of the field are discussed here.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychology, Clinical
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Psychology, Social
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Public Policy
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Community Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Community Psychol
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos