Main 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