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4 - Ethics and Community Psychology

from Part I - Foundational Concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2021

By
Patricia O’Connor ,
Tameka L. Gillum  and
Gayle Skawennio Morse
Edited by
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
Affiliation:
Long Island University, New York
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Summary

In this chapter we link community psychology values, particularly social justice, to intervention contexts, examining the essential role of ethics in the development and implementation of intervention strategies. We also review the status of ethical guidelines in community-based research. Three factors particularly critical to the development and implementation of successful interventions are whether the intervention is appropriate for the setting, whether the roles of the intervenor and participant are clearly articulated, and whether the intervention itself is sustainable. From these we identify three factors central in assessing any ethical concerns within the community psychology arena: taking the variable features of context into account; ensuring meaningful participant involvement; and addressing the sustainability of interventions.

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Ethicsinterventioncontextparticipationcommunity
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The Cambridge Handbook of Community Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Contextual Perspectives
 , pp. 70 - 85
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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