社区心理学及其研究转向

Community Psychology and Its Research Shifts

社区心理学与传统心理学的不同,主要表现在四个转向上。首先,研究视角的转向:从个体主义视角到生态学视角;其次,干预模式的转向:从治疗到预防;再次,研究主题的转向,从关注心理健康到关注社会公正、公民参与、赋权、社区感等价值主题;最后,研究方法的转向:从自上而下到自下而上。所有这些转向都建立在社区心理学力图创建一种新的思考方式、新的干预目标、新的专业角色、与公民和社区协同合作的新期许等学科角色定位的基础之上。

Community psychology has chosen a totally different path of development compared to that of traditonal psychology, it is mainly reflected in the four shifts. First,the shift in research perspective：from an indivivual perspective to ecological perspective. Second,the shift in intervention model：from treatment to prevention. Third, the shift in Research Themes： from mental health to social justice, empowerment, citizen participation, the sense of community and so on. last, the shift in research methods：from the traditional quantitative methods to participatory action research. The intent of this new field was to create a profession built on new ways of thinking, new targets for intervention, new professional roles, and new hopes for collaborating with citizens and communities.