Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2010 Jan;80(1):12-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01003.x.
What innovations of socially just psychological practice exist for mental health professionals working in the context of poverty? This article argues for participatory action research (PAR) as a new horizon not only with regard to the creation of knowledge but as a community-based practice/action that promotes the emotional well-being of people surviving poverty and other forms of oppression. After the presentation of this argument, an ongoing PAR project in a poor urban community is described. This article explores its impact on all participants through observations from field notes along with the results of a focus group in which community co-researchers contributed their experiences of PAR. Finally, key practice-related considerations and other implications for mental health practitioners are proposed.
为在贫困环境中工作的心理健康专业人员提供了哪些社会公正的心理实践创新？本文认为，参与式行动研究（PAR）不仅是一种新知识的创造方法，而且是一种基于社区的实践/行动，可以促进贫困和其他形式压迫下人们的情感福祉。在提出这个论点之后，本文描述了一个正在进行的贫困城市社区中的 PAR 项目。本文通过田野笔记的观察以及社区共同研究者贡献他们的 PAR 经验的焦点小组的结果来探讨该项目对所有参与者的影响。最后，提出了与实践相关的关键考虑因素和对心理健康从业者的其他影响。
