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Psychology and Community Development

Psychology and Community Development

Code	7726
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	7,5
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Psychology
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	The course unit aims to introduce the general study of Community Psychology and Community Development in Pedagogic Supervision. To characterize Community Psychology and Community Development within an inter / multidisciplinary frame. To distinguishe and integrate processes of community assessment, prevention and intervention. To understand and characterize community assessment issues. To identify and characterize community prevention settings in a strengths-based approach. To develop theoretical competences in community intervention and developement within different ecological levels of analysis. To analyse, evaluate and develop community intervention projects and programs.
Syllabus	I - Community Psychology: 1. Community Psychology areas of intervention and their framework: what, how and why? 2.Community assessment: from planning to defining intervention priorities. 3.Community prevention: well-being and competence--based perspective vs. problem-based perspective. II - Community Development: 1. School and Community – Systemic approach to the (inter)organizational level of the schooll in community development 2. Psycho-social intervention processes and community development in and through schools 3. Community Development Planning and Programming 4. Community development Evaluation and Assessment
Main Bibliography	1. Main References: Craig, G., Mayo, M., Popple, K., Shaw, M. & Taylor, M. (2011). The community development reader – History, themes and issues. Portland: Policy Press Duffy, K. G. & Wong, F. Y. (2003). Community psychology (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Ornelas, J. (2008). Psicologia comunitária. Lisboa: Fim de Século. 2. Additional References: Carmo, H. (2007). Desenvolvimento Comunitário. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. Maton, K. I., Schellenbach, C. J. Leadbeater, B. & Gilchrist, A. (2009). The well-connected community – A networking approach to community development. Portland: Policy Press. Solarz A. L. (Eds.) (2004). Investing in children, youth, families and communities: Strengths-based research and policy. Washington: APA.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.