Mental Health Administration
Mental Health Administration

Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.). Staff College

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

1839 entries to journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertation abstracts, and reports that appeared between 1965-1980. Intended for mental health administrators in a variety of settings. Arranged under broad topics, e.g., Managementinformation. Each entry includes bibliographical information and an annotation. Author index.

Becoming Ecological
Becoming Ecological

Author: James G. Kelly

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-02-02

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0190291664

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Community psychology emphasizes an ecological approach to mental health by focusing on the individual in the environment and the influences that shape and change behavior. Becoming Ecological brings together the work of James G. Kelly, one of the founders of community psychology and among the field's national leaders. The volume unites thirteen of Kelly's publications from 1968 to 2002 as well as four new essays on current issues in the field: the theory, research, practice, and education of community psychologists. Kelly introduces the work by offering connections between his personal experiences and the topics he chose to focus on throughout his long career. He begins each of the thirteen essays with commentary that sets the article in its original context so that the reader has a historical perspective on why certain ideas were salient at a particular time and how they are still timely today. Kelly concludes with a "summing up" section integrating the previously published articles with the four new essays. Throughout, he presents examples of how to plan and carry out research and practice in the community. The principles underlying the examples both enhance the relevance of the research and practice and increase the potential of community residents to use the findings for their own purposes. A compendium of classic statements of community psychology's philosophical and historical underpinnings, Becoming Ecological is a must-read for scholars and practitioners of community psychology and for those in the fields of public health, social work, community development, education, and applied anthropology.

Lay Counseling
Lay Counseling

Author: Siang-Yang Tan

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780310529316

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A handbook on lay counseling including an overview and how-to information for leaders and lay counselors, Reverend Siang-Yang Tan's helpful book also includes a forward by Gary R. Collins.

Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review

Author: United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.

Community Action Research
Community Action Research

Author: Roger N. Reeb

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1136441514

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Discover how to better help those in your community in need of services Community Action Research comprehensively explores models for community action research, incorporating quantitative and qualitative research to highlight the advantages to community members as well as the volunteers/paraprofessionals who implement the services. Respected experts present the latest research on the fulfillment of the needs of community members as well as the benefits to the volunteers and paraprofessionals, including psychological empowerment, psychological sense of community, and other facets of personal development. Community Action Research is helpfully organized into two sections. The first section presents a sample of empirical studies that examines whether community action research demonstrated benefits for community members. The second section provides empirical studies that show the positive impact of community action research on the personal development of volunteers and paraprofessionals who provided the research-related services. This detailed text is carefully referenced and uses several tables to enhance understanding of research data. Community Action Research discusses: the Adolescent Diversion Project as an alternative to juvenile court home-based behavior modification programs for autistic children the People Awakening Project and the role paraprofessionals played in Alaska Native sobriety a crime prevention project launched by a residential neighborhood association the Actual Community Empowerment Reading Program which utilized community members as literacy tutors the Community Service Self-Efficacy Scale’s reliability and validity the Hawaiian Studies Program’s weekly participation in community service-learning exercises and more! Community Action Research is insightful reading for psychologists, sociologists, social workers, criminal justice researchers and professionals, community counselors, practitioners and researchers in community prevention and intervention, clinical supervisors, service learning specialists, educators, students, and mental health and human services program administrators, planners, or evaluators.