@article{ref1,
title="Why clinical psychology needs to engage in community-based approaches to mental health",
journal="Australian psychologist",
year="2018",
author="Rhodes, Paul and Langtiw, Cynthia",
volume="53",
number="5",
pages="377-382",
abstract="The aim of this article is to advocate for clinical psychology to engage with community-based approaches to mental health. This engagement will be challenging given community work is antithetical to the individualism that defines much of clinical psychology. It would also result in a direct challenge to the core tenets of our profession, including an emphasis on individualism, psychopathology, and expert-driven intervention. We need clinical psychology, however, to decolonise itself to respond to the needs of Aboriginal communities and those from non-Western collectivist cultures. We also need clinical psychology to consider the sociopolitics of human distress and lend itself to social action for complex problems. Specific examples of community-based practices will be provided, focusing specifically on those that relate to mental health. Implication for the reform of research methodologies and classroom pedagogies will also be discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0005-0067",
doi="10.1111/ap.12347",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12347"
}