Koyaanisqatsi and the meaning of hope
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Authors
HolmesIniguez, Nina LJ
Issue Date
2007
Type
Capstone
Language
en
Keywords
Counseling
Alternative Title
Abstract
Hope has cognitive and affective dimensions. Hope for altering the Matrix lies in understanding how it works. To survive, we humans must become more conscious both individually and collectively. This implies an awareness of the consequences of our actions of the previous three generations. It implies an awareness of the consequences of our actions for the present and next three generations. I argue that humanity must be more connected across classes. The sociological word for connectivity is solidarity. In solidarity we may alter the institutions that shape the psyche, and we may redesign them to allow less space for Malignant Egophrenia. I argue that we need to develop a language to understand and talk about and influence what's happening in the social contexts in which we live, if we hope to survive as a species. As a clinician, I argue that we therapists must consider the contexts in which our clients are embedded when we make diagnoses, write treatment plans, support clients to determine their goals, and facilitate change. This means include seeing the context as the problem as well as the client. It means joining organizations such as Therapists for Peace and Justice who believe that in order to best serve our clients we have to take responsibility and work together to improve the social conditions in which we all live, in order to best serve our clients.