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A Guide to Conducting Prevention Research in the Community : First Steps.
This provocative and useful volume is a step-by-step guide to assist professionals in implementing valid and useful community research and creating preventive interventions that have positive and lasting effects on the development of the community. The authors--including James G. Kelly, one of the f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; PART I: THE RECONNAISSANCE TASK; Chapter 1: Selecting a Topic That Derives from Underlying Community Needs; A. Examine Commmunity Core Values; B. Analyze Community Traditions for Responding to Community Problems; C. Processes and Traditions for Communication Between Diverse Community Groups; D. Factors Affecting Emigration Out of and Immigration into the Community; E. Examples of Positive Community Achievements and Causes; F. Sources of Innovation Within the Community.
- G. The Presence of Social Settings and Occasions That Assist with Community CelebrationSummary; Chapter 2: Public Education and Public Awareness; A. Generating a Talent Search for Persons Who Value Prevention; B. Create a Social Setting for Talent to be Engaged; C. Create a Citizen Advisory Group; D. Strategies for Understanding and Being Understood by Those Opposed to the Concept of Prevention; E. Multi-Media Activities That Describe Prevention Work; F. Create Social Settings for the Review and Appraisal of Research Proposals.
- G. Using Existing Educational Resources for Instruction About PreventionSummary; Chapter 3: Identifying Points of Policy Impact Before Inquiry Begins; A. Identifying Local and State Mental Health Professionals Interested in Prevention; B. Identifying Local and Regional Citizens Who Have Campaigned for Prevention; C. Identifying Local and State Elected Officials Who Have a Potential Interest in Prevention; D. Communication with the National Mental Health Association
- State and Local Chapters; E. The Prevention Research Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- F. Knowledge of State Professional Associations' Actions Related to Policy Development, Policy Reform, and Whistle-BlowingG. Involving Local Corporations Who Have Independently Invested in Prevention as a Concept; Summary; Chapter 4: Identifying the Informal Social Networks That Enhance the Development of Social Competencies; A. Identifying Those Organizations Which Promote the Concepts of Renewal and Development as Core Values; B.A Search for Mentors and Other Persons Who Value the Development of Resources; C. Self-Help Groups: Their Organizations and Leaders.
- D. Adult Education Activities: Their Visibility and Value in the CommunityE. Connecting to Voluntary Associations and Neighborhood Organizations; F. Working with the Formal Socialization Structures in the Community; G. Learning About the Informal Settings for Socialization; Summary; Part I: Conclusion; PART II: THE RESEARCH TASK; Chapter 5: The Search for Systemic Variables; A. Topics That Reduce Sexism; B. Topics That Help Reduce Racism; C. Topics That Reduce Economic Discrimination; D. The Variables and Processes That Facilitate Community Participation.