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Community psychology as a model for the new private practice of psychology
Author(s) -
Meltzer Malcolm L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198603)42:2<392::aid-jclp2270420232>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - community psychology , private practice , psychology , consulting psychology , mental health , applied psychology , intervention (counseling) , work (physics) , crisis intervention , school psychology , public relations , social psychology , psychiatry , medicine , political science , mechanical engineering , family medicine , engineering
The continuing increase in graduates from training programs in psychology when coupled with the decline of publicly supported mental health facilities or funds will lead more psychologists to offer services privately. At the same time, the private practice of psychology is changing, and a community psychology model may be useful in the development and offering of services. The community concepts of prevention, crisis intervention, and consultation can be related to family, work, and health in the development of some of the services that will become more prevalent in private practice.