History and Reflections: Ten Years of the Global JournalThe Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice started with three things: 1) a recognition of value in the boots-on-the-ground practice of community psychology, 2) the discovery of a gap not just in the literature cannon but in access to important literature for practice, and 3) passionate people with the drive and committment to rectifying the first two things.
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Toward the future: A conceptual review and call for research and action with online communitiesCrystal N. Steltenpohl, Jordan Reed, and Christopher B. Keys
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The internet allows people to connect with virtually anyone across the globe, building communities based on shared interests, experiences, and goals. Despite the potential for furthering our understanding of communities more generally through exploring them in online contexts, online communities have not generally been a focus of community psychologists.
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Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together: Identifying Gaps and Highlighting Assets for Public and Private Entities to Develop Obesity Programs and Direct Best Practices in EgyptHana Shahin
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Worldwide, obesity is a growing epidemic and a leading non-communicative disease. Egypt has high levels of obesity, which is causing harm to both individuals and society. This study aimed to collect data on available programs and interventions, to assess gaps and explore assets and challenges to obesity programming in Egypt.
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Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Journal of Community Psychology PracticeTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of the GJCPP we are proud to highlight a compilation of the 10 most popular articles, editorials, tools and issues from 2010 - 2020.
Read more...Evaluation is necessary not only for assessing the impact of programs and interventions, but also for gathering actionable feedback on the ways in which organizations work together. Continuous evaluation of collaboratives themselves can help to address common issues, such as getting the right people at the table, balancing multiple stakeholder priorities, avoiding tokenism, and perhaps most importantly, encouraging participation and maintaining it over time. With the growing interest in collaborative processes over the past several years—and with collaboration and coalition development as a key practice competency identified by the Society for Community Research and Action (2012)—it is necessary to identify new tools that can be used to evaluate coalition processes, promote participation, and to ensure that these groups function in a way that promotes working toward collective goals. This article presents a tool and supporting strategies for tracking and encouraging participation in collaborative processes, as well as a case example illustrating how this tool has been utilized within the North Jersey Health Collaborative.
This toolkit was developed by the Community Tool Box and aids in assessing and enhancing cultural competence in your organization or community effort.
The first issue of the Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice was published on January 16, 2010, and while this issue missed that date by a couple weeks, we are absolutely thrilled to share this 10th anniversary issue with our readers. It encapsulates everything the Journal is: original articles, tools, videos, and some extra bonus material.
Presenter: Ramy Barhouche
The Society for Community Research and Action sponsors, "Conversations that Raise Your Practice Game," published videos.
Watch the videoAuthors: Christina Severinsen & Angelique Reweti (Ngapuhi)
Cultural identity and participation in society are acknowledged as key determinants of health. This research aims to identify successful measures to improve health and reduce inequities through a focus on waka ama (outrigger canoe).
Watch the videoPresenter: Christine Robinson
The Society for Community Research and Action sponsors, "Conversations that Raise Your Practice Game," published videos.
Watch the videoPresenters: Tiffeny R. Jimenez, Bradley D. Olson, and Ericka Mingo
The Society for Community Research and Action sponsors, "Conversations that Raise Your Practice Game," published videos.
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