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I. A Community Psychologist in the Hartford Ghetto: 1968

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.26.4.222

In 1969 the author wrote a candid and, by his own later appraisal, paternalistic account of how he worked with individuals and the community at large during one year of psychosocial counseling in the Hartford ghetto. He withheld that article from publication until he could update his experiences and perspectives. In 1973 he wrote a second article illustrating the flaws and failings of short-term psychosocial counseling. The 1969 account is presented here; the updated article follows.

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