Building Bridges, Not Walls

During the Old Saybrook 2 Conference, held May 11-14, 2000, on the campus of the State University of West Georgia, the author participated in a dialogue session about the challenges facing humanistic psychology and the opportunities that exist to more effectively sustain continued contributions to this movement.1 Extending this discussion here, disparate developments are highlighted that suggest the humanistic psychology movement is alive and well, even where it is not specifically referenced. The existence of numerous allies or kindred spirits, it is argued, constitute an extended but often unrecognized community of support for humanistic psychologyʹs ideals, aims, and purposes. Yet more could be done by those committed to this movement to acknowledge, express appreciation for, and build productive bridges to the contributions of these individuals and groups.