hi Mike,
What is community psychology about? How can it be justified? We might all
answer a bit differently - but I attach a set of definitions that we
collected as part of our preparation for the Exeter conference in community
psychology last year.
How is it justified in terms of common human needs and drives, and how do
we contribute to changing/ challenging vested interests? I'd say a) by
engaging with one another in kindly way as human beings all on the same
level of equal value ( and trying not to get lost in technology and theory)
but drawing on what is useful from our discipline of psychology while
always asking critical questions eg who constructed the theory/ evidence/
techniques and whose interests did/ do they both serve and neglect and b)
being active in a collective way with people across all sorts of
boundaries, and doing what we can to contribute to the sort of
circumstances where those who are relatively powerless/ disadvantaged can
have an increased voice, contribution and influence over decisions that
are made that affect them directly and distantly , and over valued
resources.
Annie
--On 13 February 2006 16:23 +0000 MICHAEL SWINDLEHURST
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> As long time NHS mental health service users new to the discussion list,
> my wife Dawn and I have been contributors to Annie's Service User
> Advisory Group at Exeter University. As will be obvious, previously in
> the arts we are none academics but hope we can still be of some use to
> your common-sense cause.
>
> Having seen examples of your exchanges since the list began, in the quest
> for creative ideas and solutions I am wondering whether a member could
> summarise what ComPsy is about and how this is justified in terms of
> common human needs and drives? Put another way, have you found an all
> humanity desire and needs catalyst that will naturally change us from
> competing against (abusing) one another and our resources to competing
> for?
>
> If such a catalyst exists, what conflicting root human needs and drives
> block it and how do you, as psychologists, intend changing those historic
> in-bred monarchical heads of commerce, industry, society and religions
> etc who continue to use them at increasing risk to all life on this
> planet? Forget those books: what does your own experience, observations
> and heart tell you about root problem causes and solutions? Kindly
> offered summary anyone?
>
> Mike Swindlehurst (ducking back into our social housing and 'mental
> health guinea-pigs' dungeon of intellectual disability)
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