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Informationen zum Autor Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. The author of over a hundred publications, Dr. Comas-D amp iacute az is also the coeditor of Latina Psychologists: Thriving in the Cultural Borderlands, Womanist and Mujerista Psychologies, and Psychological Health of Women of Color. Dr. Comas-D amp iacute az is the founding editor of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues (Division 45 of the American Psychological Association). She is an associate editor of the American Psychologist.Edil Torres Rivera, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology and Director of the Latinx Studies program at Wichita State University, Kansas. His primary research focuses include complexity and the use of indigenous healing techniques as a necessary element in psychological work with ethnic minority populations in the United States. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology and is the editor of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology. Klappentext This book guides readers through the origins, development, and key concepts of liberation psychology its methods, including participatory action research its manifestation in clinical practice its potential future applications and its relation to social activism and social justice movements. Liberation psychology challenges traditional Western¿based psychology by offering an emancipatory approach to understanding and addressing oppression among individuals and groups. This book provides an understanding of liberation psychology that enhances the work of all students, researchers, and practitioners in psychology by raising awareness of discrimination, inequality, and issues related to intersectionality affirming cultural identities fighting oppression and promoting social change to help alleviate human suffering and support fairness, equality, and justice. The insights provided into liberation psychology's concepts of critical consciousness, empowerment, and social justice action can enhance the well¿being of individuals and improve lives. Zusammenfassung Liberation psychology challenges traditional Western-based psychology by offering an emancipatory approach to understanding and addressing oppression. This book explores the origins, development, and key concepts of liberation psychology; its methods; its potential future applications; and its relation to social activism and social justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series ForewordFrederick T. L. LeongForeword: How APA Has Promoted Social Justice Melba J. T. VasquezIntroductionEdil Torres Rivera and Lillian Comas-D amp iacute az Part I. Liberation Psychology Theory . Liberation Psychology: Origins and Development Mark Burton and Raquel Guzzo 2. Concepts of Liberation Psychology Edil Torres Rivera 3. Liberation Psychology and Racism Ra amp uacute l Qui amp ntilde ones-Rosado Part II. Liberation Psychology Method 4. From Freud to Fanon to Freire: Psychoanalysis as a Liberation Method Daniel Gaztambide 5. Liberation Psychology of and for Transformative Justice: Centering Acompa amp ntilde amiento in Participatory Action Research Jesica Siham Fern amp aacute ndez . Feminist Participatory Action Research: Coconstructing Liberation Psychological Praxis Through Dialogic Relationality and Critical Reflexivity M. Brinton Lykes and Gabriela T amp aacute vara Part III. Liberation Psychology Clinical Practice 7. TestimoniosAlejandro Cervantes 8. Urban Liberation: Postcolonial Intersectional Feminism and Developing a Socially Conscious Therapeutic Practice Chakira M. Haddock-Lazala 9. Liberation Psychotherapy Lillian Comas-D am...
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Rethink conventional psychology through liberation’s lens by exploring participatory research and critical consciousness to empower individuals and communities against oppression. Engage with methods that affirm cultural identities, confront inequality, and ignite social change for justice and well-being.
