1986
DOI: 10.1177/009164718601400304
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Abstract: This article explores the relationship between community psychology and frontier missions. Similarities between these two fields, such as their common perspectives on delivering services to underserved populations, provide points of contact between them. Specific focus is placed on community psychology contributions to missionaries and mission agencies in the area of needs and resource assessment The application of community psychology assessment techniques is discussed by highlighting their use on a frontier … Show more

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“…Interfacing with this growing movement is the maturing domain of member care, an interdisciplinary field whose overall purpose is to nurture and develop mission personnel, from their recruitment through their retirement . The need to sus- (O'Donnell, 1986). Examples include the emphasis on working with at-risk groups (e.g., focusing on missionaries in isolated, unstable settings), assessing felt needs in order to develop supportive resources (e.g., doing a needs assessment for Latin American field personnel), and empowering missionary personnel with additional skills for personal adjustment and work effectiveness (e.g., offering workshops on stress management and contingency planning).…”
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“…Interfacing with this growing movement is the maturing domain of member care, an interdisciplinary field whose overall purpose is to nurture and develop mission personnel, from their recruitment through their retirement . The need to sus- (O'Donnell, 1986). Examples include the emphasis on working with at-risk groups (e.g., focusing on missionaries in isolated, unstable settings), assessing felt needs in order to develop supportive resources (e.g., doing a needs assessment for Latin American field personnel), and empowering missionary personnel with additional skills for personal adjustment and work effectiveness (e.g., offering workshops on stress management and contingency planning).…”
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confidence: 99%