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Kelly JG. The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address. Am J Community Psychol. 2002;30(1):43-63doi: 10.1023/a:1014368000641.
Kelly, J. G. (2002). The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address. American journal of community psychology, 30(1), 43-63. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1014368000641
Kelly, James G. "The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address." American journal of community psychology vol. 30,1 (2002): 43-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1014368000641
Kelly JG. The spirit of community psychology. 2001 Seymour B. Sarason Award Address. Am J Community Psychol. 2002 Feb;30(1):43-63. doi: 10.1023/a:1014368000641. PMID: 11928776.
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Am J Community Psychol. 2002 Feb;30(1):43-63. doi: 10.1023/a:1014368000641.

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

American journal of community psychology

James G Kelly

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  1. University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 11928776 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014368000641

Abstract

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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