Book contents
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- 21 Getting Involved in Professional Organizations: A Gateway to Career Advancement
- 22 Advocacy: Advancing Psychology and Public Well-Being
- 23 Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD
- 24 Working with the Media – and Getting the Media to Work for You
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- Index
23 - Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD
from Part V - Your Professional Service Career
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
- The Portable Mentor
- The Portable Mentor
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Applying to Graduate School
- Part II Beginning your Career
- Part III Your Research/Academic Career
- Part IV Your Career as a Practitioner
- Part V Your Professional Service Career
- 21 Getting Involved in Professional Organizations: A Gateway to Career Advancement
- 22 Advocacy: Advancing Psychology and Public Well-Being
- 23 Public Education of Psychology: An Interview with Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD
- 24 Working with the Media – and Getting the Media to Work for You
- Part VI Your Career After Graduate School
- Index
Summary
As a new member of a helping profession, advocacy is one of our most important responsibilities to society, the discipline of psychology, and ourselves. This chapter provides an overview of the motivations and methods of advocacy; identifies ways for students and early career professionals to integrate advocacy into core professional duties; and provides resources for increasing advocacy engagement.
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- The Portable MentorExpert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology, pp. 417 - 433Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022