Making a real difference in the world
While there are other graduate programs that focus on social change, this program focuses on "transformative" change, embodying Saybrook's specifically humanistic mission and values, which reflect an open and expansive vision of the human potential, both individual and collective.
The program is distinguished by a unique mix of the following elements:
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an interdisciplinary and integrative approach to social issues
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a multiple system-level focus (including transformative change from the individual to the global system level)
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grounding in humanistic values defined in the Saybrook tradition
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a focus on the relationship between inner and outer change
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an emphasis in developing scholar-practitioner-activists through hands-on skill building in coursework and practicum settings
Grounded in the recognition that there are multiple ways of knowing, the program draws from the cultural, scholarly, and spiritual traditions of the global North, South, East and West, to affect not only the way issues are addressed but also the underlying assumptions that have led to the need for a different approach.
