Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in parallel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Community Psychology provide students of different community based professions, working in a range of applied settings, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a text which will underpin their community psychological work. Key Features: * Clear learning objectives and chapter contents outlined at the start of each chapter* Key terms highlighted with definitions, either as marginal notes or in chapter glossaries* Case examples of community psychology in action* Each chapter ends with a critical assessment section* Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding* Lists of further resources – e.g. reading, film, electronic* Authors are members of the largest community psychology departmental team in Europe