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Lessons and Implications for Community Practice and Training

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In this final chapter, I bring my story together by reflecting on the lessons I have learned and some implications I have gathered for community (psychology) practice and training. I share my views on what I personally believe to be important considerations for community practice—on what really matters. In conclusion, I provide some suggestions on how we could contribute to the further development of a meaningful community psychology training.

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  1. Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa (Unisa), Pretoria, South Africa

    Sandy Lazarus

  2. South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)-Unisa Violence, Injury and Peace Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

    Sandy Lazarus

  3. Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

    Sandy Lazarus

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Lazarus, S. (2018). Lessons and Implications for Community Practice and Training. In: Power and Identity in the Struggle for Social Justice. Community Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99939-5_6

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