Existential/Humanistic Psychology and Diversity
Course Description
Emerging from philosophical considerations about human existence, Humanistic/Existential approaches to therapy are most interested in present moment awareness and authenticity. Making meaning out of the inevitability of death and the capacity for intimate relationship with self and others are main aspects of this approach as well. Questions of being-ness are forefront in this approach and applications may be focused on the context of individuals, couples, families, groups, and sociocultural frameworks.
Adjunct Professors
- Betsy Bates Freed, PsyD
Antioch University
Colorado State University - Terry Marks-Tarlow, PhD
California Institute of Integral Studies
Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Indhushree Rajan, PhD
Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Matthew Silverstein, PhD
Antioch University Los Angeles
Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Victoria Stevens, PhD
Antioch University
Pacifica Graduate Institute
University of California Santa Barbara
Course Outline
- Week 1: Existential Psychology
- Week 2: Human-Centered Psychology and Diversity
- Week 3: Gestalt Psychology
- Week 4: LGBTQ Culture, Intergenerational Trauma, and Resilience
- Week 5: Family Systems and Diversity
- Week 6: Feminist Psychology
- Week 7: Constructivist and Narrative Psychology
- Week 8: Existential/Humanistic Psychology as an Awe-Based Approach
