The Single Practitioner and Community Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Social Action

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 791-797

  Dale Jr , Grady ^a  

^a American Institute for Urban Psychological Studies Inc

Author keywords

community engagement; networking; social action

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEGRO; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MARYLAND; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 56849106042     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.8.791     Document Type: Article

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