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A community psychology framework for participating in mental health policy making
Author(s) -
Heflinger Craig Anne,
Dokecki Paul R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198904)17:2<141::aid-jcop2290170206>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - mental health , community psychology , psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist
Abstract Psychologists are becoming more and more sensitized to the influence of mental health policy on the delivery of psychological services and, simultaneously, to the role they can or ought to play in the mental health policy‐making process. Traditional and potential roles for psychologists in this process are identified and classified by means of a community psychology framework. The centrality of values in these roles is identified, and conceptual tools are presented for understanding the relationship between psychologists and policy makers. Implications for research, training, and practice are drawn.