ABSTRACT

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.

part I|112 pages

Kidz n’ Coaches—Emerging as a Child Through Growth-Promoting Relationships

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

James D. Smrtic—A Case Study

chapter 2|23 pages

Multicultural Humanistic Psychology

part II|54 pages

A Phenomenology of Culturally Diverse Growth-Promoting Relationships