Faculty Articles
Identifying Perceived Personal Barriers to Public Policy Advocacy Within Psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
ISSN
0735-7028
Publication Date
8-2012
Abstract
Public policy advocacy within the profession of psychology appears to be limited and in its infancy. Various hypothesized barriers to advocacy within the field are analyzed in this study. Findings indicate that those who advocate do so regardless of whether the issue is specific to the profession of psychology or specific to another field. Furthermore, several components, including disinterest, uncertainty, and unawareness, were identified as barriers to advocacy. However, all barriers were subsumed by a lack of awareness of public policy issues. By identifying barriers to advocacy in psychology, programs promoting advocacy could be fine-tuned to address the lack of knowledge, which inhibits students, professionals, and clinicians from engaging in the essential role of public policy advocacy.
DOI
10.1037/a0029161
Volume
43
Issue
4
First Page
372
Last Page
378
NSUWorks Citation
Heinowitz, A. E.,
Brown, K. R.,
Langsam, L. C.,
Arcidiacono, S. J.,
Baker, P. L.,
Badaan, N. H.,
Zlatkin, N. I.,
Cash, R. E.
(2012). Identifying Perceived Personal Barriers to Public Policy Advocacy Within Psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 43(4), 372-378.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/510
