Abstract
My story begins with the idealism of humanistic and family systems therapies of the 1970s, followed by disillusionment with making a difference in the larger world, and then the discovery of citizen therapist work. I describe my initial forays into direct community action and then two current projects on major social problems: police relationships with the African American community and political polarization in the Trump era. A key breakthrough along the way was coming to see my role as a citizen professional in a democracy—acting with community members rather than just for them.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 477-487 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Humanistic Psychology |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- collaboration
- community
- leadership