Full Description
This unique text bridges multiculturalism and humanistic psychology, demonstrating how these areas can be effectively integrated to provide a foundation for engaging youth in the global community.
Adapting the tenets of humanistic psychology for a modern, multicultural audience, Empowering Children: A Multicultural Humanistic Approach uses an after-school program called Kidz n' Coaches to exemplify the ways in which community out-reach and humanistic psychology can be used together to meet the needs of diverse populations. Chapters also discuss issues of border cultures, with a focus on communities along the Mexican-American border, and offer practical tools for those looking to found their own community out-reach programs.
Through a detailed case study and phenomenological study results, this book offers an immersive framework for multicultural humanistic psychology that will be of value to researchers and professionals alike.
Contents
Foreword. Acknowledgments. Part I. Introduction. 1. After-School Multicultural Humanistic Psychology 2. Multicultural Humanistic Psychology 3. Becoming a Facilitator of Humanistic Psychology 4. The Optimistic View of Children in Humanistic Psychology 5. Experiential Learning in Facilitating Kidz n' Coaches 6. The Empowerment of Children through Growth-Promoting Relationships and Culturally Diverse Group Dynamics 7. Existential Foundations of After-school Multicultural Humanistic Psychology 8. Becoming a Leader in After-School Multicultural Humanistic Psychology 9. Developing a Multicultural Humanistic Praxis Part II. 10. Multicultural Humanistic Psychology on the Border: Kidz n' Coaches-El Paso Appendix. References. Index
