Professional / Goals

Community Psychology

Overview of the Paper: The element of this paper is to provide an overview of community psychology (CP) and how the field applies to your professional goals and interests.

1. Goals

Write a brief, one-page statement explaining your professional goals and career interests as a psychologist, particularly as they relate to community psychology.

2. Overview

Write a two-page response to the following questions:

a. What is CP?

b. How did it start?

c. Are the conditions that gave rise to it still present?

3. Application

Write a two-page response to the following questions:

a. What conditions or issues in CP are most pertinent to your professional goals and career interests as a psychologist?

b. How will community psychology add to your understanding of how to respond to these conditions or issues?