title: Community psychologists who go beyond the profession a commentary.
abstract: A "calling" is typically a compelling sense of purpose that arises from a place different from the calculus that leads to a choice of profession. Yet in the case of community psychology, the five people profiled in this essay have both an impressive professional portfolio and a sense of social mission. This essay explores the two sides of their work, and more broadly the challenges facing those who work as agents of change, while at the same time advancing and achieving notable accomplishments in systems that are at once sources of social problems and resources for solving them.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University, PO Box 115296, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.
authors.forename: Roderick J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Watts
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D024382:Professional Role; D011584:Psychology