Participatory organizational change in community-based health and human services: From tokenism to political engagement

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 134-148

  Bess, Kimberly D ^a   Prilleltensky, Isaac ^b   Perkins, Douglas D ^a   Collins, Leslie V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Community based organizations; Health and human service organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Participation; Power; Second order change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; REINFORCEMENT;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POLITICS; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 67349204492     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-008-9222-8     Document Type: Article

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