From the old SCRA homepage:
http://www.scra27.org
Welcome! The Society for
Communty
Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27
of the American Psychological
Association, serves many different
disciplines that focus on community
research and action. Our members have
found that, regardless of the
professional work they do, the knowledge
and professional relationships they gain
in the SCRA have been invaluable and
invigorating. Membership provides new
ideas and strategies for research and
action that benefit people and improve
institutions and communities. The
Society for Community Research and
Action was founded on the idea that
social systems and environmental
influences are important foci for
enhancing wellness via preventive
research and interventions.
The SCRA Mission:
The Society is devoted to advancing
theory, research and social action to
promote positive well‑being, increase
empowerment, and prevent the development
of problems of communities, groups and
individuals. The action and research
agenda of the field is guided by three
broad principles. Community research and
action is an active collaboration
between researchers, practitioners and
community members and utilizes multiple
methodologies. Human competencies and
problems are best understood by viewing
people within their social, cultural and
historical context. Change strategies
are needed at both the individual and
systems levels for effective competence
promotion and problem prevention.
SCRA Goals:
·
To promote the use of social and
behavioral sciences for the well‑being
of people and their communities;
·
To promote theory development and
research that increase our understanding
of human behavior in its social context;
·
To encourage the exchange of knowledge
and skills in community research and
action.
SCRA INTERNET LISTSERVS:
The SCRA Listserv enables SCRA
members and others to send and receive
information and comment about
various
topics of interest such as job postings,
grant opportunities, and upcoming SCRA
events.
The SCRA Women's Listserv enables
SCRA members and others to send and
receive information and comment about
issues relating to SCRA women and
women's events. It is the main
communication network for the SCRA
Committee on Women.
The SCRA Student Listserv is
student initiated and student
maintained. The Student Listserv enables
SCRA members and others to send and
receive information and comment about
issues relating to SCRA students and
student events. It has mostly been used
to share information on jobs,
postdocs,
etc...
SCRA Students of Color Listserv
was established as part of our first
order of business at the students of
color meeting at the 1999 SCRA
conference. Similar to the purposes of
forming our group, this
listserve is
to provide a forum for support,
resources, and collaboration among
students of color (SOC) in community
research and action, as well as
promotion and advocacy activities on
various issues relevant to us. We're
still a fairly small group so when you
sign on, introduce yourself and provide
some info on your organization/
affiliation, professional
area/interests, what you'd like to see
from SOC, and anything else you feel is
relevant.
SCRA Community Psychology, Spirituality,
and Religion Listserv:
Over the past several years there has
been a growth of interest in issues of
spirituality and religion as they relate
to community psychology.
Sampling of books related to Community
Psychology
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