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Psyhology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| social justice | fairness, equity, equal access to resources with respect to class,ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability etc |
| prevention | addressing conditions which lead to problems |
| collaboration | a preference for working with people, not imposing solutions onpeople |
| commitment to evaluation | assessing changes, measuring effectiveness of programmes |
| a social change perspective | Changing the environment as an alternative tochanging the person |
| mulit-level approach | Working at the group and organisational level, notjust at the individual level |
| what to community psychologists do? | Operating from an explicit value base,they apply psychological knowledge and social science tools to the task of solving real worldproblems |
| empowerment and self determination | promoting opportunities for individuals and groups to increase control over their lives |
| capactiy building | developing strengths rather than assuming deficits |
| valuing diversity | as opposed to “tolerating” difference |
| people in context | What is appropriate in one setting may not be in another |
| person environment fit | Social problems reflect poor fit between peopleand the environment |