×


 x 

Shopping cart
Heather Macdonald - Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology - 9781349950379 - V9781349950379
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology

€ 115.84
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology Hardback. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 349.
This book engages the practice of community-based psychology through a critical lens in order in order to demonstrate that clinical practice and psychological assessment in particular, require more affirmative psychopolitical agency in the face of racial injustice within the urban environment. Macdonald includes examples of clinical case analyses, vignettes and ethnographic descriptions while also drawing upon a cross-fertilization of theoretical ideas and disciplines.  An oft neglected element of community psychology is the practice of community informed psychological assessment, especially within the inner city environments. This book uniquely suggests ideas for how clinical practice, in relationship to issues such as race ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349950379
SKU
V9781349950379
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Heather Macdonald
Heather Macdonald is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lesley University, USA. She came to academia after years of practice as a clinical psychologist whose work involved community outreach, child assessment, and individual therapeutic services to children and families in the foster care system and the juvenile justice system. Dr. Macdonald’s work in the inner cities and abroad has led to ... Read more

Reviews for Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology

Goodreads reviews for Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!