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Human potential movement |
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Human potential movement A movement in psychotherapy that began in the 1960s and emphasized maximizing the potential of each participant through such techniques as group therapy and sensitivity training. Mentioned in: Thematic Apperception Test How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| During the next few years Berzon made a name for herself by espousing the benefits of group therapy and by speaking publicly about the human potential movement. Grier and attributed the mental health problems of blacks to pervasive white racism, and George Leonard, a leader in the human potential movement, such workshops aimed to address and ameliorate interracial tensions--which appeared intractable at the national level--in small group settings. It "was born of the leadership training movement, yet it shares the viewpoints of the adult development and human potential movements," one essay contends. |
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