title: To be different: the challenge of social-community psychology.
abstract: Summarizes the author's life and how differences contributed to her selection of community psychology and to various choices she has made to further her goals. Focuses on her context within a colonial setting and on the significance of being a woman in her particular environment. Shows how clarity and steadfastness to ideals linked to divergent skills and a collaborative and participatory ideology have bred change. Signifies students' contributions to the generation of new energy as well as new conceptualizations. Finally, stresses the importance of international and interdisciplinary collaborations to enrich both our lives and the discipline of community psychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 23345, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3345. iserranog@prtc.net
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Serrano-García
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011593:Psychology, Social; D011647:Puerto Rico