The Values of Community Psychology Flashcards
Kloos et al. (2012) 7 Values of CP
1) Individual and family wellness
2) Sense of community
3) Respect for human diversity
4) Social justice
5) Empowerment and citizen participation
6) Collaboration and community strengths
7) Empirical grounding
Nelson and Prilleltensky (2010) 3 Values of CP
1) Personal well-being
2) Relational well-being
3) Collective well-being
Personal well-being (3)
1) Self-determination
2) Caring and compassion
3) Health
Relational well-being (2)
1) Respect for diversity
2) Participation and collaboration
Collective well-being (2)
1) Support for community structures
2) Social justice and accountability
Population
Characteristics broadly shared and can form basis of community
Community
Group that has something in common
2 Types of Community
1) Geographical/locational
2) Relational
Geographic/locational community
Groupings of individuals based on proximity
Relational community
Relationships not necessarily proximal rather bound by friendship or common purpose/task
Setting
Important and fundamental concept of CP both physical and social
Social setting
Relationships associated with place
4 Levels of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective
1) Microsystem
2) Mesosystem
3) Exosystem
4) Macrosystem
Define + example of Microsystem
Immediate relational setting or environment that individual engages with (family, school, work)
Define + example of Mesosystem
Relationships between microsystems (parent and teacher at parent-teacher conference)
