Community psychology has been defined as “the study of the effects of social and environmental factors on behavior as it occurs at individual, group, and societal levels.” This course examines such topics as the ecology of social problems, stress, social support and coping, crisis intervention and mental health consultation, universal, selective, and indicated prevention, program evaluation, and citizen participation in community affairs. Students complete a project in which they research the scope and nature of a social problem both nationally and locally, investigate its effective prevention nationally, and the potential for prevention locally. Prerequisites: C- or better in PSYC 110 and two Tier 2 courses. Tier 3 course. Not offered 2018-2019 Group I