Community Psychology and Unreached Peoples: Applications to Needs and Resource Assessment
This article explores the relationship between community psychology and frontier missions. Similarities between these two fields, such as their common perspectives on delivering services to underserved populations, provide points of contact between them. Specific focus is placed on community psychol...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1986
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1986, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 213-223 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This article explores the relationship between community psychology and frontier missions. Similarities between these two fields, such as their common perspectives on delivering services to underserved populations, provide points of contact between them. Specific focus is placed on community psychology contributions to missionaries and mission agencies in the area of needs and resource assessment The application of community psychology assessment techniques is discussed by highlighting their use on a frontier project targeting the Nahuatl people of Mexico. Some suggestions for additional applications of community psychology are given. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164718601400304 |