(in Polish) Community psychology 2500-EN-PS-E-002

After completing the course you should be able to:

• Show, with examples, how core values of Community Psychology (individual wellness, sense of community, social justice, citizen participation, collaboration and community strengths, respect for human diversity, and empirical grounding) can be implemented through community actions.
• Understand a relationship between oppression, social justice, liberation and well-being.
• Describe specific methods used in research done by community psychologists, and especially methodology of participatory research.
• Define key concepts of Community Psychology like: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, empowerment, sense of community, citizen participation, and intervention.
• Explain the process of the identification of community needs and how they can be met by a community.
• Present principles of constructing and evaluation of a community program.
• Discuss specific needs and the role of a community in supporting needs of minority groups.
• Characterize most important Community Psychology organizations on the local and global levels.
• Discuss the role of Community Psychology in today’s world and understand the principles and benefits of international networking. Understand the importance of involvement in community action.
• Understand the impact cultural context has on organization and effectiveness of community projects.
• Explain why community leaders should be sensitive to cultural diversity.
• Understand what knowledge and skills a community leader should have.

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 2500-EN-PS-E-002 in USOSweb