This module will introduce you to the field of community psychology, defining why it was created, when, and the key aspects of it such as prevention, social justice, and its key principles.

This module details the history of Community Psychology from its founding at the 1965 Swapmscott conference to the modern day.

This module discusses who community psychologists are and the issues they explore and investigate, detailing non-traditional approach to becoming a community psychologist, work settings, and how to gain employment as a community psychologist.

This module will describe some of the similarities and differences International Community Psychology has with “domestic” Community Psychology, and give examples of some of the unique challenges and rewards of doing International Community Psychology work.

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.

This module discusses the theories in community psychology and why they are important including detail on the; Ecological theory, sense of community theory, social climate theory, and liberation psychology.

This module takes you though different research methods that can be used by community psychologists and why you would use them and discusses the ethics of research and research design.

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.

This topic discusses a community psychologists need to respect diversity in their work including, what cultural humility is, the different dimension of diversity, the impact of identities and how to design culturally situated programs.

This module discusses the interrelated concepts of oppression and power and explore their relationship to the health and well-being of communities.

This module introduces you to empowering others, or empowerment, starting off with teaching you what empowerment is, the different levels of empowerment, and a conceptual model for empowering others.

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.

This topic discusses implementing community interventions which are actions that address social problems or unmet human needs, and take place in a neighborhood, community, or other setting.

This module discusses the history of prevention in psychology and its key concepts along with its issues and critiques.

This module teaches you about what stress is, the different types of stress and how to deal with it including strategies for coping with stress and how some people are resilient to stress.

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.

This module is about policies that often are not visible but create types of hardships, and it will often take a historical perspective to see the reasons so many have diminished life opportunities and long-term financial hardship.

This module discusses community psychologists work with collaborative partnerships, community coalitions and organizing community,

This module will teach you about Behavioral Community Psychology approach which allows for a more focused and targeted method to define and change a range of community and social problems.

This module discusses social and political change, starting with the example of Dr. Martin Luther King work for civil-rights, and what social and political change is. Then participatory means is explained, getting people to participate in creating change, along with discussing how the ethical means by with change is created matters.

This module discusses dissemination and implementation of community psychology programs, talking about what knowledge and evidence is, participatory approaches to implementation, an the ecological perspective when implementing a program.

This module will address questions about education, competencies and engaging in the field in order to provide you with an overview of some next steps for you career in Community Psychology.

You need a score of 80% or more to pass this assessment.