A Person-Centered Approach to Psychospiritual Maturation : Mentoring Psychological Resilience and Inclusive Community in Higher Education

This book presents an engaged learning curriculum for higher education that helps emerging adults and professionals-in-training develop psychological resilience and community-building interpersonal skills. The curriculum mentors a person-centered process of psychospiritual maturation through growth in five dimensions of self: bio-behavioral, cognitive-sociocultural, social-emotional, existential-spiritual, and resilient worldview formation. This growth promotes student well-being and a positive campus culture, while preparing them to build cultures of health, social justice, and peace in the social systems where they will work and live. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Prologue to an Experiment in Higher Education: Mentoring Psychospiritual Maturation, Breaking Humanity’s Chain of Pain (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 3-20 Recognizing Student Needs for Psychospiritual Development: A Preliminary Case Study (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 21-31 Higher Education: Model for Constructive Change? Or Mirror of Humanity’s Chain of Pain? (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 33-54 My Professional Journey: Becoming a Person-Centered Mentor with a Psychospiritual and Social Justice Orientation (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 55-85 Person-Centered Psychospiritual Maturation: A Multidimensional Model (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 87-130 Front Matter ....Pages 131-131 The Know Your Self Curriculum: Overview and Research Results (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 133-153 Establishing Foundations for Person-Centered Learning and Inclusive Community-Building: Group Case Study #1 (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 155-180 Approaching Sociocultural Differences and Interpersonal Conflict as Catalysts for Psychospiritual Growth: Group Case Study #2 (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 181-201 From Self-Regulation to Psychospiritual Exploration: An Introduction to the Deep Structure of Contemplative Mind: Group Case Study #3 (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 203-224 Individual Case Studies of Psychospiritual Maturation: Autobiographical Inquiry and the Deep Wisdom of Contemplative Mind (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 225-308 The Learning Community: An Inclusive Environment for Person-Centered Psychospiritual Growth: Group Case Study #4 (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 309-331 Front Matter ....Pages 333-333 The Know Your Self Curriculum: An Effective Template for Mentoring Psychological Resilience and Culturally-Inclusive Community (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 335-354 Person-Centered Psychospiritual Maturation: Strengthening Campus Cultures of Health, Social Justice, and Peace (Jared D. Kass)....Pages 355-371 Back Matter ....Pages 373-384 This book addresses the need for maturational growth in undergraduate and entry-level graduate students as a foundation for professional and civic development. It presents an engaged learning curriculum for higher education, Know Your Self, which strengthens psychological resilience and interpersonal community-building skills through person-centered growth in five dimensions of self: bio-behavioral, cognitive-sociocultural, social-emotional, existential-spiritual, and resilient worldview formation. This growth promotes well-being and a positive campus culture, preparing students to build cultures of health, social justice, and peace in the social systems where they will work and live. This project emerged from Kass’ professional work in humanistic psychology with Dr. Carl Rogers. Case studies and statistical data illustrate the formation of health-promoting, pro-social behaviors, culturally-inclusive community building, and secure existential attachment. This book will help faculty and student life professionals address the urgent need in young adults for person-centered psychospiritual maturation. Annotation Presents an engaged learning curriculum for higher education that helps emerging adults and professionals-in-training develop psychological resilience and community-building interpersonal skills. The curriculum mentors a person-centered process of psychospiritual maturation through growth in five dimensions of self: bio-behavioral, cognitive-sociocultural, social-emotional, existential-spiritual, and resilient worldview formation. This growth promotes student well-being and a positive campus culture, while preparing them to build cultures of health, social justice, and peace in the social systems where they will work and live