Founded era orders schools of psychological thought by the period when each one emerged. Wikipedia describes psychology's history in terms of "conceptual divisions of psychology in "forces" or "waves", based on its schools and historical trends," each wave following the last. Browsing by era traces how one school of thought gave rise to the next.
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1. Wikipedia: Community psychology
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In 1965, several psychologists met to discuss the future of community mental health as well as discuss the issue of only being involved with problems of mental health instead of the community as a whole. The Swampscott Conference is considered the birthplace of community psychology.
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