A Guide to Conducting Prevention Research in the Community: First Steps Contributor(s): Kelly, James G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0866568581 ISBN-13: 9780866568586 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301.072 |
LCCN: 88024550 |
Physical Information: 186 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This provocative and useful volume is a step-by-step guide to assist professionals in implementing valid and useful community research and creating preventive interventions that have positive and lasting effects on the development of the community. The authors--including James G. Kelly, one of the fathers of prevention--offer valuable suggestions for developing community processes to assist the prevention researcher and the community in designing research that is embedded in the community. Experts focus on the topics that can help establish and sustain effective long-term working relationships with community members. Numerous examples illustrate how the collaborative working relationship can create the variety of resources that are needed to eventually implement policy changes stimulated by the research and help to sustain the impact of the research findings after the research has been completed.This exciting book illustrates how community research related to the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health can be scientific and objective, as well as a positive collaboration between the research staff and community members.
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