Best known for his identification of the eight stages of the life cycle, Erik H. Erikson spent a lifetime observing and studying the way in which the interplay of genetics, cultural influences, and unique experiences produces individual human lives.
Students, counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals often ask “What does social justice look like and how can I incorporate it into my work with clients and communities?” This video brings together a culturally and professionally diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and later career counselors and psychologists to share their experiences and insights.
Dr. Holliday discusses the intersections of race/ethnicity, diversity and social justice, and includes an overview of psychology’s social justice efforts. Assessment of the impact of these and similar efforts suggests that future such efforts might be guided less by legal concepts/remedies and more by principles of diversity that are more responsive to issues of privilege, power, and context.
