Old Saybrook I and II: The Visioning and Re-Visioning of Humanistic Psychology

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the process known as Old Saybrook II, which is re-visioning humanistic psychology for the 21st century. In 1964, an eminent group of humanistically oriented psychologists and scholars met at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, to clarify the development of the movement up until then and develop a vision for this new orientation in psychology. Now, 36 years later, Old Saybrook II is an effort to update that original vision. This is a major undertaking that involves several humanistic organizations and dozens of humanistic psychology’s leaders. This article provides information about Old Saybrook II, describing its goals, its organizational structure, its current activities, and some of the issues being addressed.