Visser m 2012 community psychology in m visser a moleko. One of the tenets of community psychology is to uplift and empower in particular marginalised individuals and communities visser, 2012a. The community psychology lens was therefore significant for this particular study, in that participants were from a deprived. Stigmatizing attitudes of the community towards people living. Maretha visser, nompumelelo zungu, nkateko ndalamagoro 2015. The society for community research and action scra community psychology, division 27 of the american psychological association serves many different disciplines that focus on community research and action. Community psychology in south africa presents the depth and width of the field of community psychology in its quest to eradicate psychosocial problems and empower people through community development. Pdf download for community psychology in south africa. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Continuing along the sections mapped trajectory, maretha vissers chapter.
Isibindi, creating circles of care for orphans and vulnerable. Substance abuse and psychological wellbeing of south african. Psychology prescribed textbooks cornerstone institute. Community psychology psychology bibliographies cite. In this chapter, we describe the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped the development of psychology and community psychology cp in preapartheid and postapartheid south africa.
These are the sources and citations used to research community psychology. Jd makin, bwc forsyth, mj visser, kj sikkema, s neufeld, b jeffery. Joubert, 1991 visser, 1996, despite having been identi. As a result of this, counselling psychologists in the country face a number of challenges and opportunities for the future. Community psychology in south africa maretha visser. Constructing community, reconstructing psychology in south africa introduction an inaugural lecture is an important rite of passage in any university, serving two primary purposes. At the time, access to psychology training in south africa sa for black students was severely restricted. Maretha visser, cindy crusto, anna kydd, zuzana figerova, jennifer koen. This article represents a south african contribution to the growing. Pdf a history of community psychology in south africa jeffery. Community psychology 2 maretha visser editor paperback. Department of psychology, university of pretoria, brooklyn, pretoria 0002, south africa. The road to relevance recurring calls for a relevant psychology in south africa have not been answered by mainstream psychology or community psychology. Pdf a history of community psychology in south africa.
Theory, context and practice find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Community psychology studies the individuals contexts within communities and the wider society, and the relationships of the individual to communities and society. This article represents a south african contribution to the growing international body of knowledge on histories of community psychology. Community psychology in south africa by maretha visser. The author, maretha visser, concludes by highlighting that although wider levels of. Recurring calls for a relevant psychology in south africa have not been answered by mainstream psychology or community psychology. The role of the psychologist in south african society. The name change of the then journal of african psychology to. It is an opportunity for the university as an institution to induct and introduce its new. Jul 28, 2010 in a similar vein to south african psychology s newfound interest in community psychology for blacks, and psychology s role in a changing south africa, the american interest in community psychology and its official recognition as a division of psychology by the american psychological association in 1967 did not occur in a social and political. On the continent of africa, psychology has much to explore and to research. In the penultimate section, we take a critical look at the notions of community embedded in community psychology practice in south africa, and then by way of conclusion, we describe the trajectory of community psychology and speculate about its future in the country. Our members are committed to promoting health and empowerment and to preventing problems in communities, groups, and individuals.
Unisa is in a unique position to facilitate such exploration as its teaching extends beyond south africas borders. Community psychology in south africa is aimed at experienced psychologists, professionals dealing with community development and the wellbeing of individuals and communities, as well as students of. This discipline is of particular relevance in south africa, where excellent infrastructure and meaningful pockets of wealth coexist with extremely poor communities experiencing specific social and psychological issues. University of cape town,faculty of humanities,department of psychology, 1988 cited yyyy month dd. Lazarus 1998 describes the role of the psychologist in the sa social context and offers suggestions for an appropriate community psychology practice. Community psychology, social justice through collaborative. Community psychology is an applied branch of psychology that strives to promote the health and wellbeing of people in various contexts. Psychology in south africa and duncan, bowman, naidoo, pillay and roos community. Community psychology has been part of the relevance debate since the 1980s, but has failed to inspire most clinical psychologists to contribute to. The community psychology approach psychology 348 article. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Visser m 2012 community psychology in m visser a moleko eds.
Semantic scholar extracted view of mainstreaming community psychology. We trace the early antecedents of social community psychology interventions and describe the social forces and academic influences that provided the impetus for the emergence and development of community psychology in south africa. Jan 01, 2007 action research activities african cosmology apartheid behaviour cape town chapter chology clinic community interventions community members community psychology community research crime critical psychology culture discussed drug effective empower ences evaluation example experience feedback focus focuses framework goals gramme health promotion. An interesting footnote here is that the majority of black. Van schaik publishers, 2012 dlc 2012435531 ocolc802251192. Community psychologists seek to understand the quality of life of individuals within groups, organizations and institutions, communities, and society. Visser, 9780627029523, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. That is, community psychologists try to prevent problems before they start, rather than waiting for them to become serious and debilitating. Community psychology is like public health in adopting a preventive orientation. Contextualising community psychology in south africa. Visser m 2012 community psychology in m visser a moleko eds community from pyc 2614 at university of south africa. Community psychology in south africa maretha visser, anne. Based on all of the above and direct experience of working and teaching within a community psychology framework in south africa, suggestions for practice and training were offered. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, n duncan and others published community psychology in south africa.
During 2007 two cp textbooks, vissers contextualising community. Case study vaughn john and peter rule a planning to visit school to study learning behaviour in richmond. Community psychology in south africa 2e van schaik publishers. The authors trace the early antecedents of social community psychology interventions and describe the social forces and academic influences that provided the impetus for the emergence and development of community psychology in south africa. Presentation at the psychological society of south africa conference, durban. The implementation of a peer support project in schools from a disadvantaged background is discussed using the social ecological, systems and social construction theory as a theoretical guide in a. This book considers the theoretical foundations of the field and how these theories can be applied to understanding psychosocial problems within. Wouters 1993 provides a critical treatise of the relevance of psychology debate differentiating between cultural and political proponents of the debate. Community psychology in south africa is aimed at experienced psychologists, professionals dealing with community development and the wellbeing of individuals and communities, as. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, april 24, 2018 ebook or pdf. Community psychology psychology bibliographies cite this.
Isibindi, creating circles of care for orphans and vulnerable children in south africa. Apr 24, 2018 these are the sources and citations used to research community psychology. Department of psychology, university of pretoria, brooklyn, pretoria, south africa. They were aware of recent history of political tumult and that learning was always context related.
But community psychology differs from public health in its concern with mental health, social institutions, and the quality. Community psychology in south africa paperback, 2nd ed. The origin and development of counselling psychology in south africa has been profoundly influenced by the countrys sociopolitical history and the impact of apartheid. Origins, developments, and manifestations this article represents a south african contribution to the growing international body of knowledge. Mainstreaming community psychology department of psychology. Society of south africa psyssa in 2009 has reanimated the politics of the relevance of psychology in south africa, that had been thought to have in part been negotiated by the intervention by nsamenang 1990 and the then journal of african psychology in 1990 and 1991.