The article was delivered as an invited address to the 2019 SCRA Biennial. The author, the 2019 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology, discusses the application of community psychology practice competencies to rural mental health practice and reviews the challenges faced by rural and remote residents, and the rural idyllic myth. The author shares musings and observations of key lessons learned from mentors and practice across over three decades.

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有路没有简单的公路：农村社区实践的思考。

这篇文章是作为2019年SCRA双年展的邀请发表的。作者是2019年社区心理学实践杰出贡献奖的获得者，讨论了社区心理学实践能力在农村心理健康实践中的应用，并回顾了农村和偏远居民面临的挑战以及田园诗般的神话。作者分享了在过去的三十多年中从导师和实践中学到的主要课程的沉思和观察。