Monday, July 18, 2011

Partners in Research: Curricula to Prepare Community & Faculty for CBPR Partnerships

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Just published through CES4Health! Partners in Research: Curricula to Prepare Community & Faculty for CBPR Partnerships

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

We're delighted to announce the latest product of community-engaged scholarship to be peer-reviewed and published through CES4Health!

The abstract appears below; to access the product and the application that accompanied it, visit http://bit.ly/n714GE

As you may know, CES4Health is an online mechanism for peer-reviewed publication and dissemination of products of community-engaged scholarship that are in forms OTHER THAN journal articles.  Products are reviewed by community and academic reviewers.  Submit a product or apply to be a peer reviewer at http://CES4Health.info.  The editorial team will be holding an informational conference call on Sept 12 at 12 noon ET for authors who have products that are ready or near-ready to submit to CES4Health.info.  To sign up, go to http://bit.ly/fXiMmD

Partners in Research: Curricula to Prepare Community and Faculty for CBPR Partnerships

Corresponding author: Michele Allen, University of Minnesota

Community and academic collaborators developed two separate but parallel comprehensive curricula designed to prepare community members and academic faculty to collaborate on community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects.

Background: Few curricula exist that offer parallel trainings on CBPR for community members who are novice  researchers, and academics who have little background on CBPR.

Methods of product development: We interviewed 13 faculty members regarding their perceived priorities for building faculty and community member proficiency in collaborative research. Similarly, we interviewed six community leaders regarding academic and community skills they would prioritize for inclusion in the curricula. Finally, we drew from existing programs to design two curricula.

Product Description: The CBPR curriculum for the community scholars includes six sessions (3 hours each). Topics include: 1) Introduction to CBPR, 2) Overview of research, 3) Quantitative/qualitative design and analysis, 4) Research ethics from community perspective, 5) Key challenges to CBPR partnerships, 6) Partnering skills to address key challenges (empowerment approach) including communication strategies and shared decision making. The faculty curriculum consists of 2 sessions (3-6 hours each). Topics include, 1) Introduction to CBPR, 2) Key challenges to CBPR partnerships, 3) Partnering skills to address key challenges), 4) Ethics in CBPR, 5) IRB applications, 6) Financials in CBPR. It is recommended that time be allocated to emphasize key challenges and partnership skills. Training manuals and exercises are included.

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Disseminating videos that result from community engagement

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Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

We thought you would be interested in this posting on the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) listserv.  Yesterday, two videos about community-engaged research were posted on the listserv, which generated a lot of interest.  This email was sent in response.

To subscribe directly to the CBPR listserv, visit
http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbpr

By the way, here are links to the 2 videos:
http://bit.ly/p3GK74
http://bit.ly/rb6we7

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ccph <ccphirb@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Subject: [CBPR] CBPR videos
To: cbpr@u.washington.edu


Dear CBPR colleagues,

The two videos posted yesterday on the listserv have generated a lot of
interest!

I wanted to mention two opportunities for disseminating videos you may have
developed (whether as tools for education, disseminating research results,
advocacy, etc):

(1) If your video was community-engaged in its design, or the product of a
community-engaged project, consider submitting it for peer-reviewed
publication and dissemination through http://CES4Health.info!  Several
videos have been published through the site, including one on conducting
CBPR with Aboriginal communities and one on the health impacts of Hurricane
Katrina.  For faculty involved in authoring videos and other non-journal
products of community-engaged scholarship, CES4Health's peer review process
helps them to "count" towards faculty promotion and tenure as a peer reviewed publication. CES4Health also tracks the number of downloads per product and can survey the people who downloaded it to find out about its use and impact. Submissions in English (or in Spanish with an English version or subtitles) from anywhere in the world are reviewed year-round.

(2) Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is seeking session proposals
for our 15th anniversary conference, Apr 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX - and
there's a category of creative arts session that combines arts-based
presentations (e.g., photo voice exhibit, theatre, film, dance) with
opportunities for questions, answers and group discussion.  Proposals are
due Sept 26.  For details, see http://bit.ly/mPo56u  We may also be
including a film festival in the conference - these would be films of 30
minutes or longer and would involve the filmmaker in discussion with the
audience after the screening.  If you are interested in exploring that
possibility, please email me directly.

Thanks!

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational
institutions. Join us for our 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX! Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter! http://www.ccph.info
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Call for papers - Special Issue of the Australian Community Psychologist

[Announcement from SCRA listserv]

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Call for papers - Special Issue of the Australian Community
Psychologist

Tena kotou i runga i nga ahuatanga o te ra, o te marama o te tau hoki.
Tenei te tono kia tuku pepa mai ki tenei o nga pukapuka hai korerorero
mo nga ahuatanga katoa e pa nei ki a koutou. No reira nau mai, whakatau
mai.


The editors invite new and emerging indigenous researchers to make a
submission to the special issue entitled "Ignored no longer: Emerging
indigenous researchers on indigenous psychologies"

Focus of the special issue
This special issue explores the breadth of indigenous psychologies
through the current work of emerging indigenous researchers. The primary
aims of the issue are to:
*        To showcase the breadth of research currently being conducted by
emerging indigenous researchers on issues of relevance to indigenous
people
*        To profile the diversity of indigenous research
*        To consider the position of emerging indigenous psychologies
within the
broader discipline of Aotearoa, Australia and the wider South Pacific.

Indigenous psychologies recognise that people have a complex and highly
developed understanding of themselves and there is more than one
legitimate psychological approach to understanding the social world, the
place of different people within it and frameworks for conceptualising
social relations.

Preference of submissions:
Preference will be given to submissions from emerging indigenous
researchers engaged in work that is fundamentally action orientated and
focused on real world problems faced by Indigenous communities.

Deadlines and submission process
The deadline for submissions is Friday the 19 August, 2011. The issue
will be published in early 2012. Authors should read the Instruction to
Authors document attached to the call for submission process and
formatting. Further information can be obtained from Mohi Rua on
mrua@waikato.ac.nz.

Please forward on as appropriate.

Na matou noa iho nei,


Mohi Rua, Bridgette Masters-Awatere and Dr Shiloh Groot Co-editors,
Special Issue of the Australian Community Psychologist

On behalf of the:
Maori & Psychology Research Unit
University of Waikato
Aotearoa/New Zealand
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/go/mpru

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Summer Institutes on Service & Sustainability: Limited Space is Available

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Place as the Context, Service-Learning as the Strategy, Sustainable Communities as the Goal
TRAINING • CURRICULUM & PROGRAM PLANNING • REFLECTION • INSPIRATION • CONNECTIONS
Limited Space is still available for both Institutes. Register by phone today.

CWI’s Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning
August 1-5, 2011
at Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Summer WEST is set on one of the most beautiful college campuses in the U.S. LMU is situated on a breathtaking hilltop campus that overlooks both the city of Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean—from Malibu to Santa Monica. Experience curriculum and program workshops, drawn from one of the world's most vibrant and diverse urban settings.
***To Register by phone call: 909-480-3966
"CWI’s Institute has helped me refine and strengthen my teaching skills. A wonderful experience!"
Margot Glenos, East Park Elementary Teacher
Moss Point, Mississippi

CWI’s Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning
July 18-22, 2011
at Shelburne Farms, Vermont  
Summer EAST takes place at Shelburne Farms, a long time partner of CWI. Shelburne Farms is a membership-supported, nonprofit environmental education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. Shelburne Farms offers a genuinely unique location for educators to retreat, plan, inspire, and reinvigorate themselves.
***To register by phone call 802-985-8686
For general information: www.communityworksinstitute.org l info@communityworksinstitute.org 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: K-16 teachers, community based educators, administrators, and program trainers and leaders. CWI Institutes are appropriate for beginner to veteran practitioner. 


INSTITUTE OUTCOMES
• Engage students in compelling community based problem-solving.
• Identify academic connections between service and essential knowledge.
• Find practical ways to encourage student voice in the learning process.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the role and practice of reflection
• Learn strategies to develop authentic community partnerships
• Invigorate your practice and commitment to education.
• Become part of our network of passionate educators.

GRADUATE CREDIT: Both Institutes are available for an optional and affordable 3 graduate credits. 
REGISTRATION  INFORMATION: http://www.communityworksinstitute.org
CALL: 909-480-3966


Best Regards,


Joe




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Joe Brooks
Executive Director
Community Works Institute
PO Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-480-3966
cell: 909-660-2434
email: jbrooks@communityworksinstitute.org