Community Psychology Explains How Individuals Relate to Society

Community Psychology emerged in the 1960s when it was increasingly apparent that clinical psychology cannot address broader social and community-specific issues, especially the unique problems in mental health and well-being.

Now, the American Psychological Association(APA) has a section devoted to this subject and several academic journals are published in this rising field.

As the nature of this profession involves a diverse range of topics, a community psychologist performs many different roles and duties like

• Finding out and addressing community problems
• Finding new ways to help disadvantaged individuals
• Developing community-based programs
• Bridging the gap between the individual and the community group.
• Understand the social issues rampant among minority groups.
• Promoting participation and diversity by evaluation of organizations and governments.