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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/

Thank You! (DISCUSSION)

Contact:

MONAAMER@AUCEGYPT.EDU