Many universities offer specific training in clinical-community psychology, an integration of the two backgrounds, or just community psychology. The field is becoming more globally recognized and various colleges and universities in Europe, Canada, and Australia offer degrees in community psychology. Training equips students with skills useful in coping with multifaceted problems facing communities. Students are also educated on how to conduct community research and intervention in a pluralistic society. Students become aware of the contemporary community needs and how both qualitative and quantitative techniques can be employed to address complex social problems.
Students successfully find jobs in various applied settings as well as in the academia.
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