Community Psychology

Victoria Scott, Ph.D., MBA, is a community psychologist who has devoted her professional career to working with non-profit organizations to optimize their performance through consultation, training, research, and evaluation.  She is actively engaged with the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, which is a national organization devoted to strengthening communities around the world through theory, research, and action.  Dr. Scott is especially passionate about improving the quality of health care and health care outcomes. She holds an academic appointment at the University of South Carolina where she is both a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavior Science and Director of Research & Evaluation at the Office of Continuous Professional Development and Strategic Affairs. Dr. Scott is blissfully married to her best friend, C. Justin Scott, and mother of their beautiful daughter, Vienna.Susan M. Wolfe, Ph.D. is a community and developmental psychologist with over 28 years of professional experience. She has worked across a variety of settings that include public hospitals, a community college district, a public school system, universities, research institutes, and the federal government. She has worked across topic areas such as domestic violence, homelessness, education, adolescent development, maternal child health, technological innovation, children’s mental health, nursing homes, and policy. She is currently CEO of Susan Wolfe and Associates, LLC where she provides research, evaluation, capacity building, and coalition development services to non-profit organizations, government, foundations, school districts, and public health organizations. She has a diploma from the Michigan College of Beauty Culture, a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of Michigan-Flint, a Master of Arts degree and ABD in Ecological Psychology with a cognate in Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Human Development and Communication Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas. She lives in Cedar Hill, Texas with her husband, Charles Hipkins. Her family includes two sons, two-stepsons, two daughters-in-law, a granddaughter, three grandsons, a Chihuahua, a Chiweenie and two cats.

• Foreword - James G. KellyPreface - Susan M. Wolfe and Victoria C. ScottChapter 1: The History of Community Psychology Practice in the United States - Tom Wolff, Carolyn Swift, and Sharon Johnson-HakimChapter 2: Guiding Principles and Competencies for Community Psychology Practice - Maurice J. Elias, William D. Neigher, and Sharon Johnson-HakimChapter 3: Understanding Ecological Systems - Stephen P. Stelzner and Richard M. WielkiewiczChapter 4: Effecting Social Change in Diverse Contexts: The Role of Cross-Cultural Competency - Kien S. LeeChapter 5: Professional Judgment and Ethics - Michael MorrisChapter 6: Participatory Approaches for Conducting Community Needs and Resources Assessments - Jomella Watson-Thompson, Vicki Collie-Akers, Nikki Keene Woods, Kaston D. Anderson-Carpenter, Marvia D. Jones, and Erica L. TaylorChapter 7: Organizational and Community Capacity Building - Scotney Evans, Catherine Raymond, and Douglas D. PerkinsChapter 8: Community Organizing - Paul W. Speer and Brian D. ChristensChapter 9: Building and Strengthening Collaborative Community Partnerships - Judah J. Viola, Bradley D. Olson, Suzette Fromm Reed, Tiffeny R. Jimenez and Christina M. SmithChapter 10: Advocacy and Social Justice - Leonard A. Jason, Christopher R. Beasley and Bronwyn A. HunterChapter 11: Planning, Implementing, and Developing Evidence-Based Interventions in the Context of Federally Funded Programs - Richard A. JenkinsChapter 12: Empowerment Evaluation and Community Psychology: An Alignment of Values and Principles Designed to Improve the Human Condition - David M. FettermanChapter 13: Dissemination and Sustainability: Changing the World and Making It Stick - Susan M. Wolfe, Louis G. Tornatzky, and Benjamin C. GrahamChapter 14: Community Psychology Education and Practice Careers in the 21st Century - Susan D. McMahon, Tiffeny R. Jimenez, Meg A. Bond, Susan M. Wolfe, and Allen W. RatcliffeChapter 15: A Vision for Community Psychology Practice - Bill Berkowitz and Victoria C. Scott