Power and Identity in the Struggle for Social Justice Reflections on Community Psychology Practice /

• Main Author: Lazarus, Sandy (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Community Psychology,
• Subjects: Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Supervision.; Counseling.; Social service.; Community and Environmental Psychology.; Consulting, Supervision and Coaching.; Social Work and Community Development.

This compelling example of auto-ethnography follows the journey of a psychologist pursuing her career in apartheid-era South Africa-and reappraising her work and her worldview in the post-apartheid years. The author describes her development of a human rights perspective, rooted in an understanding...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: My Story
• Chapter 2: Power and Identity
• Chapter 3: Navigating Diverse Worldviews and Spiritual Pathways
• Chapter 4: Participatory Action Research Practice and Social Policy Engagement
• Chapter 5: Learning and Teaching in Academic and Community Contexts
• Chapter 6: Lessons and Implications for Community Practice and Training.