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A systems approach to the child, school, family, and community in an urban area
Author(s) -
Andolfi Maurizio,
Stein David D.,
Skinner Joyce
Publication year - 1977
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 - 10.1007/bf00884783
Subject(s) - einstein , citation , sociology , library science , psychology , psychoanalysis , computer science , physics , mathematical physics
Fifteen eighth-grade students, their parents, teachers, and relevant school administrators received a multilevel systems consultation from a community mental health center. Clients were conceptualized and worked with in terms of the subsystem to which they belonged and with regard to the interrelationships of the other subsystems comprising the school-community system. Theoretical considerations following Lewin's life-space concept are described as a basis for this approach in contrast to more traditional ones which typically fail to treat directly, simultaneously, and/or sequentially all client subsystems, e.g., child, school, family, and community. The consultation is described as a case example with each client contributing to the evaluation of the intervention. Although the consultation could not be carried out entirely along the lines originally conceived, it serves as a helpful model for making a more potent impact in school interventions.