Community work in the North — merging economy and psychology
The main topic of this article is a presentation of, and reflections upon contributions from the field of Psychology, System Theory, Community Work and Family Therapy in community development projects The projects have been realised through the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of univ...
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ftstpetersburgun:oai:dspace.spbu.ru:11701/17463 2023-05-15T13:20:43+02:00 Community work in the North — merging economy and psychology Schjetne, Eva Birgitta Carlsdotter Melnikova, Nadezhda M. 2020-03 https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu16.2020.104 http://hdl.handle.net/11701/17463 en eng St Petersburg State University Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Psychology;Volume 10; Issue 1 Schjetne E. B. C., Melnikova N. M. Community work in the North — merging economy and psychology. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology, 2020, vol. 10, issue 1, pp. 46–60. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu16.2020.104 http://hdl.handle.net/11701/17463 community development communication cultural psychology system theory humanistic psychology family therapy Article 2020 ftstpetersburgun https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu16.2020.104 2020-05-04T23:49:09Z The main topic of this article is a presentation of, and reflections upon contributions from the field of Psychology, System Theory, Community Work and Family Therapy in community development projects The projects have been realised through the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of universities, colleges and other organisations committed to higher education and research in the north. The project partners in those projects are North Eastern Federate University, named after M. K. Ammosov, Institute of Finance and Economics and Development Psychological Aid Centre, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation and Finnmark University College, Alta, Norway. Nadezdha Melnikova and Eva Carlsdotter Schjetne have developed a working model based on three methodological perspectives, Community and Cultural Psychology, System Theory and Humanistic Psychology. In the systemic approach to psychosocial strain and problems the salutogenetic and resilience perspectives are emphasised. The article pays great attention to building an atmosphere of trust, establishing communication between residents by discussion methods, teaching communication based on a subject-subject model, and Virginia Satir’s approach to communication; recognition of the unique experience of the population; taking into account the ethnocultural component. The active role of rural women in business development is revealed. The importance of Family Therapy is also being discussed. The role of psychologists in the implementation of interdisciplinary projects is shown. The importance of the psychologist’s humanistic orientation in creating a developing situation is also described. The necessity of moving away from the role of an expert is shown. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alta Arctic Finnmark Republic of Sakha University of the Arctic Yakutia Yakutsk Finnmark Saint Petersburg State University: Research Repository (DSpace SPbU) Arctic Alta Sakha Yakutsk Norway Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology 10 1 46 60 |
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The main topic of this article is a presentation of, and reflections upon contributions from the field of Psychology, System Theory, Community Work and Family Therapy in community development projects The projects have been realised through the University of the Arctic, a cooperative network of universities, colleges and other organisations committed to higher education and research in the north. The project partners in those projects are North Eastern Federate University, named after M. K. Ammosov, Institute of Finance and Economics and Development Psychological Aid Centre, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation and Finnmark University College, Alta, Norway. Nadezdha Melnikova and Eva Carlsdotter Schjetne have developed a working model based on three methodological perspectives, Community and Cultural Psychology, System Theory and Humanistic Psychology. In the systemic approach to psychosocial strain and problems the salutogenetic and resilience perspectives are emphasised. The article pays great attention to building an atmosphere of trust, establishing communication between residents by discussion methods, teaching communication based on a subject-subject model, and Virginia Satir’s approach to communication; recognition of the unique experience of the population; taking into account the ethnocultural component. The active role of rural women in business development is revealed. The importance of Family Therapy is also being discussed. The role of psychologists in the implementation of interdisciplinary projects is shown. The importance of the psychologist’s humanistic orientation in creating a developing situation is also described. The necessity of moving away from the role of an expert is shown. |
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