This section is yet to be completed. I am currently seeking information from community psychologists and other workers who hold a community psychology orientation to provide feedback about the practice of community psychology for this section. Please submit information via the Feedback Form page by clicking on this hyperlink. 

Some other useful information about the practice of community psychology may be found on the APS college link at: http://www.psychology.org.au/psych/special_areas/2.4_3.asp

Vicky: I am currently working at Victoria University as a research assistant in the Centre for International Corporate Governance Research (CICGR). I am involved in an ARC project entitled: Evaluating the Community Governance of Crime Prevention and Community Safety which among other things explores the relationships between crime rates and  community need and capacity/well-being. The project is very relevant to my community psychology interests which is why I applied for the position and why I apparently got the job ( in addition to having strong research methods/stats skills). Working in a research position can sometimes be isolating but working at a systemic level to understand and assist communities is very rewarding.     

As for the rest of the group, I cannot give a specific account of what each person is doing at this stage but the last time I saw and spoke to them this is what they were doing. Judy and Lisa were working in community health settings; Helen and Peter in local government; and Tomi in women's correctional services. I haven't seen Eliza for a long time and don't know what she's doing but wish her well. 

Thanks to Meg Smith who submitted this thoughtful account of her community interests. 

Meg: I teach at the University of Western Sydney. I teach in a variety of applied psychology and criminology areas but my main interest is in mental health: how to integrate people back into the community after long episodes of mental illhealth. I'm interested in how people can set up community support networks, how clinical services can help people live well in the community and how people's own strengths can be used to help themselves and others.

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