Cultural and Critical Explorations in Community Psychology : The Inner City Intern

This book engages the practice of community-based psychology through a critical lens in order in order to demonstrate that clinical practice and psychological assessment in particular, require more affirmative psychopolitical agency in the face of racial injustice within the urban environment. Macdonald includes examples of clinical case analyses, vignettes and ethnographic descriptions while also drawing upon a cross-fertilization of theoretical ideas and disciplines. An oft neglected element of community psychology is the practice of community informed psychological assessment, especially within the inner city environments. This book uniquely suggests ideas for how clinical practice, in relationship to issues such as race and cultural memory can serve as a substantial vehicle for social justice against the backdrop of a prejudiced criminal justice system and mental health delivery system. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-20 The Inner City Intern, Part I: Culture and Memory....Pages 21-32 The Inner City Intern, Part II: The Moral Geography of Conduct Disorder....Pages 33-54 The Colonial Archive, Stereotypes, and the Practice of Psychological Assessment....Pages 55-89 Street-Corner Therapy: Identity, Space, and Community Practice....Pages 91-108 Levinas in the Hood: Portable Social Justice....Pages 109-118 The Foot Fetish: Events, Reversals, and Language in the Collaborative Assessment Process....Pages 119-132 Back Matter....Pages 133-154 Introduction -- The Inner City Intern, Part 1. Culture And Memory -- The Inner City Intern, Part 2. The Moral Geography Of Conduct Disorder -- The Colonial Archive, Stereotypes, And The Practice Of Psychological Assessment -- Street-corner Therapy: Identity, Space, And Community Practice -- Levinas In The Hood: Portal Social Justice -- The Foot Fetish: Events, Reversals, And Language In The Collaborative Assessment Process -- Reference -- Index. Heather Macdonald. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.