T H E Community Psychologist A PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND ACTION Summer, 2005 Division 27 of the American Psychological Association Volume 38, No. 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT Clifford R. O’Donnell several EC members, especially Ana Mari have done so and their manuscripts are University of Hawai’i Cauce, Carrie Hanlin, and Sawssan Ahmed. currently being reviewed. In addition, several Information for the revised website still needs SCRA members with strong public policy As I write this, to be added and updated, but the website interests and experience are developing plans my last column bottleneck that has hampered several SCRA that would facilitate SCRA member as SCRA Presi- initiatives has been cleared at last. participation in public policy as individuals, dent, we have groups, and coalitions (rather than as just announced Among my goals as President is to “strive to representatives of formal SCRA policy). that the first develop initiatives for our members to use their Heather Kelly, from the APA Public Policy phase of our re- valuable expertise, ranging from clinical Office, is assisting us. With the revised vised website – problems to community development, to website, it will soon be possible for SCRA http://www.apa. increase the influence of our values on public members to list their areas of expertise and org/divisions/ policy”. Members who participated on the volunteer to be contacted for public policy div27/ – is now public policy panels at the 2004 APA efforts in the areas they select. up and running Conference were invited to submit manuscripts thanks to our web person, Scot Evans, our for a Special Section in the journal Professional The revised website is also key to the second Membership Co-Chair, Brad Olson, and Psychology: Research and Practice. Several Continued on page 3 Contents Columns 28 Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Urgent Call for 1 President’s, by Cliff O’Donnell Action, by Rosemary B. Hughes 3 Editors’, by Joy Kaufman & Nadia Ward 30 The Personal is Political is Professional - Stories that Cross 4 Book Review, edited by Ken Miller Borders, by Heather Gridley, Emma Sampson, and Jeanette 5 Community Action, edited by Bradley Olson Shopland 9 Disabilities Action, edited by Dot Nary Special Feature Subsection: 10 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender, edited by Alicia Lucksted Doing (and Supervising) Feminist Research with Social and Gary Harper Justice in Mind 11 Living Community Psychology, edited by Gloria Levin 34 Introduction, by Heather Gridley 13 Regional, edited by Gary Harper 34 Evaluating the Impact of the “Fax Back” Initiative on 16 School Intervention, edited by Milton Fuentes & Jane Shepard Family Violence Services, by Kelly Cooper 19 Self-Help/Mutual Support, edited by Bret Kloos 36 Workplace Wellbeing for Women Working in Rural Health 20 Social Policy, edited by Steven R. Howe Settings, by Belinda Gibson 22 Student Issues, edited by Sawssan Ahmed & Carrie Hanlin 38 Women’s Experiences at GROW, by Briony Kercheval ******************************************************** ******************************************************** Commentary SCRA Community News 22 How the “Culture of Life” Masks a Culture of Death: Terri 40 New SCRA Officers Schiavo & Eating Disorders, by Ken Kyle 40 SCRA Award Winners ******************************************************** 40 Call for Nominations for SCRA Offices Special Pull-Out Section – SCRA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 40 SCRA Award Descriptions & Call for Nominations ******************************************************** 42 Call for Nominations for SCRA Fellows Special Feature ******************************************************** Women and Social Justice Issues, edited by Mary Ellen Dello Announcements Stritto & Christina Ayala-Alcantar 43 Call for Papers on “Engaging Students in Community 25 Introduction, by Mary Ellen Dello Stritto & Christina Ayala- Learning” Alcantar 43 Penn State University Symposium on Family Issues 26 Feminist Ethics in Advocacy Relatinships: A Relational vs. 43 Congratulations to Mona Amer Rule-Bound Approach, by Belle Liang, Catherine Glenn, and 44 Call for Papers – First International Conference on Lisa Goodman Community Psychology THE THE SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY SCRA RESEARCH & ACTION INTEREST GROUPS Community Psychologist Executive Committee 2004-2005 AGING Editors The Aging interest group focuses on the productive role of Joy Kaufman and Nadia Ward PRESIDENT: aging in the community and the prevention of mental health Yale University Clifford O’Donnell, University of Hawai’i problems in the elderly. PAST PRESIDENT: Chair: Margaret M. Hastings, (847) 256-4844, Associate Editor Paul A. Toro, Wayne State University [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT: Mona Amer Ana Mari Cauce, University of Washington CHILDREN AND YOUTH Production Editors TREASURER: The Children and Youth interest group facilitates the interests Joseph Durlak, Loyola University of Chicago of child and adolescent development in high risk contexts, Janis Celone and Mary Magnani SECRETARY: especially the effect of urban poverty and community Past TCP Editors Sarah Cook, Georgia State University structures on child and family development. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES: Allen Ratcliffe, Dorothy Fruchter, Meg Gerrard, Sawssan Ahmed, Wayne State University COMMUNITY ACTION Raymond Lorion, Leonard Jason, Joseph Galano Jacquelyn Brown, University of Hawai’i The Community Action interest group explores the roles and & John Morgan, Jean Ann Linney, Sharlene APA COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE: contributions of people working in applied community Wolchik, Shelly Harrell, Paul Toro Ken Maton, University of Maryland-Baltimore County psychology settings. REGIONAL NETWORK COORDINATOR: Chair: Bradley Olson, (773)325-4771 Gary Harper, DePaul University Column Editors MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: COMMUNITY HEALTH BOOK REVIEWS Robin Miller, University of Illinois-Chicago The Community Health interest group focuses on health Ken Miller, San Francisco State University Hiro Yoshikawa, New York University promotion, disease prevention, and health care service COMMUNITY ACTION Bianca L. Guzman, CHOICES, La Puente, CA delivery issues as they relate to the community. Bradley Olson, DePaul University Committee Chairs Co-chairs: David Lounsbury, (415)338-1440, [email protected] COMMUNITY HEALTH APA 2005 PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Susan Wolfe, (214)767-1716, [email protected] David Lounsbury, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Brad Olson, DePaul University Center CULTURAL & RACIAL AFFAIRS: DISABILITIES Emilie Smith, Pennsylvania State University Susan Wolfe, U.S. Department of Health and Human The Disabilities interest group promotes understanding of the Services DISSERTATION AWARD: depth and diversity of disabilities issues in the community Meg Davis, DePaul University that are ready for research and action; and influences COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER FELLOWSHIP: community psychologists’ involvement in policy and David Julian, Ohio State University Paul Toro, Wayne State University practices that enhance self-determination, personal choice, INTERNATIONAL: and full inclusion in the community for people with CULTURAL & RACIAL AFFAIRS Toshiaki Sasao, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan disabilities. Emilie Phillips Smith, Pennsylvania State University LINKAGES: Chair: Dorothy Nary, (785)864-4095, [email protected] Eric Mankowski, Portland State University DISABILITIES ACTION Dorothy Nary, University of Kansas MEMBERSHIP: LESBIAN/GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER Robin Miller, University of Illinois-Chicago (LGBT) EDUCATION CONNECTION NOMINATIONS: The LGBT interest group increases awareness of the need for Jim Dalton, Bloomsburg University Meg Davis, DePaul University community research and action related to issues that impact Maurice Elias, Rutgers University PUBLICATIONS: LGBT people; and serves as a mechanism for Dina Birman, University of Illinois-Chicago communication, collaboration, and support among REGIONAL SOCIAL POLICY: community psychologists who are either interested in Gary Harper, DePaul University Preston Britner, University of Connecticut research/service/ policy related to LGBT people and WOMEN: INTERNATIONAL communities, and/or who identify as LGBT. Toshiaki Sasao, International Christian University, Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, Ball State University Co-chairs: Gary Harper, (773)325-2056, [email protected] Tokyo, Japan Regional Coordinators Alicia Lucksted, (410) 328-5389, [email protected] LESBIAN/GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER WEST: CONCERNS Ken Miller, San Francisco State University PREVENTION AND PROMOTION Gary Harper, DePaul University Elizabeth Thomas, University of Washington, Bothell The Prevention and Promotion interest group seeks to Alicia Lucksted, University of Maryland SOUTHWEST/MOUNTAIN: enhance development of prevention and promotion research, Vacant foster active dialogue about critical conceptual and LIVING COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY MIDWEST: methodological action and implementation issues, and Gloria Levin, Glen Echo, Maryland Steven Howe, University of Cincinnati promote rapid dissemination and discussion of new Bernadette Sanchez, DePaul University developments and findings in the field. PREVENTION & PROMOTION Meg Davis, DePaul University Chair: Richard Wolitski, (404) 639-1939, [email protected] Richard Wolitski, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta NORTHEAST: SCHOOL INTERVENTION Rhonda Boyd, University of Pennsylvania RURAL Cindy Crusto, Yale University Milton Fuentes, Montclair State University The Rural interest group is devoted to highlighting issues of the Jane