Connected World, Connected Profession: Increased Recognition of Opportunities for Local and Global Engagement by Psychologists in Postcrisis Communities

Abstract

This article examines an international psychologist-delivered consulting effort focused on social-services improvement in postcrisis communities. It reviews the experience of a Fulbright-supported research program to provide trauma-informed addiction-service capacity-building through a consulting-psychology approach in Cyprus. In evaluating the experience, the author shares important lessons that may serve as a call to action and primer for psychologists who aim to have an impact on their local and global communities in ways that can enrich the capacity to recover from crisis, extend the reach of the discipline, and expand the professional identity of psychologists.