{"product_id":"9781433839863-becoming-a-citizen-therapist","title":"Becoming a Citizen Therapist","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntegrating Community Problem-Solving Into Your Work As a Healer\u003cbr\u003eTherapists can spark community change by partnering with local citizens, using everyday wisdom to tackle complex health and social challenges. Drawing on decades of practical experience, proven strategies guide the creation of programs—addressing everything from disease prevention to bridging cultural divides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book shows therapists how they can impact their communities by engaging their fellow citizens in addressing broad-based health and social problems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The greatest untapped resources for improving our health and social well-being are the knowledge, energy, and first-hand wisdom of the individuals, families, and communities who have dealt with challenges in their everyday lives. Mental health professionals can learn how to leverage these relationships to enact broader, community-wide change, using practices that fall outside of traditional methods of mental health service delivery.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This book presents insights from the authors' two decades of work in the citizen health care model, in which they have partnered with leaders from a wide range of communities on initiatives designed to improve health and remove social barriers. Readers will learn big-picture strategies for identifying and developing community-level initiatives, from disease prevention to broader cultural challenges, as well as common problems that arise when doing this work.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Includes in-depth discussions of successful, real-world programs co-created by therapists and community members, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e diabetes education \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e anti-smoking campaigns \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e political depolarization \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e police interactions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41494297149537,"sku":"9781433839863","price":38.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_11875318_7834925.jpg?v=1760745946","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781433839863-becoming-a-citizen-therapist","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}