TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Why clinical psychology needs to engage in community-based approaches to mental health
JO  - Australian psychologist
A1  - Rhodes, Paul
A1  - Langtiw, Cynthia
SP  - 377
EP  - 382
VL  - 53
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0005-0067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12347
ID  - ref1
ER  -