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Reflections on a Community Psychology Setting and the Future of the Field
Author(s) -
Kaufman Joy S.,
Connell Christian M.,
Crusto Cindy A.,
Gordon Derrick M.,
Sartor Carolyn E.,
Simon Patricia,
Strambler Michael J.,
Sullivan Tami P.,
Ward Nadia L.,
Weiss Nicole Holland,
Tebes Jacob Kraemer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12108
Subject(s) - health psychology , community psychology , field (mathematics) , public health , psychology , history of psychology , applied psychology , sociology , social psychology , psychoanalysis , medicine , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics
The 50th anniversary of the Swampscott Conference offers an opportunity to reflect on a community psychology setting, The Consultation Center at Yale, that was formed in response to the 1963 Community Mental Health Act and the 1965 Swampscott Conference. The Center has flourished as a community psychology setting for practice, research, and training for 39 of the 50 years since Swampscott. Its creation and existence over this period offers an opportunity for reflection on the types of settings needed to sustain the field into the future.