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The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address.

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Community psychology as a field may have lost some of its original spirit; a spirit dominant at the founding of the field. Spirit is a difficult concept to discuss since it is a concept beyond usual discourse in psychology as a denotative, measurable and ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Feb in Journal: Am J Community Psychol (Language : eng)

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1. Am J Community Psychol. 2002 Feb;30(1):43-63

The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address.

Kelly JG

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. jgkjazz@davis.com

Community psychology as a field may have lost some of its original spirit; a spirit dominant at the founding of the field. Spirit is a difficult concept to discuss since it is a concept beyond usual discourse in psychology as a denotative, measurable and verifiable concept. Taking the lead from William James, Spirit, however elusive, is most essential to a sense of self. I offer three suggestions to enhance and to make our individual and collective spirit more vital: (1) Continuing education in the history of community psychology; (2) Creating time to share stories about our work; (3) Creating safe settings to enlarge our spirit. These ideas are offered as pragmatic suggestions to enable us to create more coherence between our personal and professional selves.

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James G	Kelly	JG

Affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. jgkjazz@davis.com

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