Building a Counseling Psychology of Liberation: The Path Behind Us, Under Us, and Before Us

Singh, Anneliese A.

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“…This manuscript addressed the topic of anti-Blackness, which is evidenced in the racial and viral pandemics that are impacting the U.S. (Kendi, 2020). The recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and many others has shown us something that antiracist scholars in Counseling Psychology have long expressed, that white supremacy reinforces power systems that dehumanize, terrorize, criminalize, and kill Black individuals (Neville et al, 2013; Singh, 2020). This study made unique contributions to antiracist research in Counseling Psychology by addressing a call to use antiracist methodologies, such as testimonio research and Liberation Psychology, to explore psychologists’ understanding of what it means to practice a more responsible resistance to racist power structures in the field of psychology.…”

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Testimonios in the mouth of the dragon: A call for Black liberation in psychology.

Domínguez¹,

Noriega²

2022

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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U.S. society has witnessed and experienced the impact and suffering caused by the racial pandemic within the COVID-19 viral pandemic. In response to anti-Blackness, a multigenerational and multiracial movement of people is rising and demanding justice for Black lives. Using testimonio research and Liberation Psychology as a theoretical framework, the authors describe their current understanding of what it means to practice a more responsible resistance to racist power structures as non-Black Latinas in the field of psychology. Braun and Clarke's (2016) thematic analysis (TA) was used to search for patterns of meaning within the authors' testimonios. Results revealed four themes: (a) to "hold the line" means to struggle for Black liberation, (b) confront anti-Blackness and colonial mentality in the self and community, (c) challenge anti-Blackness within the field of psychology, and (d) collective struggle. The third theme was divided into two subthemes: (a) tear down and (b) center Black lives. The testimonios emphasize that practicing allyship involves being a dissenter who questions and challenges colonial mentality and anti-Blackness, who fights for the abolition of racist policies and power systems, and who moves beyond the hegemonic values that exist in the field of psychology. This study presents the use of testimonio research and Liberation Psychology as suitable tools for psychologists to increase their racial consciousness. Public Significance StatementThis article aims to disrupt the dominant use of positivist methodologies in antiracist research in Counseling Psychology. The authors underscore the important role that testimonio research and Liberation Psychology can play in psychologists' efforts to increase their racial consciousness and understanding of allyship.

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Testimonios in the mouth of the dragon: A call for Black liberation in psychology.

Domínguez¹,

Noriega²

2022

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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“…This approach is rooted in principles of liberation psychology that support marginalized people to reclaim their histories, resist oppression, tell their own stories, and reconnect with ancestral traditions and practices (Martín-Baró, 1994). Singh (2020), in her Society of Counseling Psychology Presidential Address, described liberation as “the feeling deep in our bones when we are free from all the internalized messages we were taught of who we were supposed to be and the expansion we feel when we transform these messages into critical consciousness to act upon the world and change it” (p. 1112). Psychologists can support clients in liberating themselves from oppressive internalized messages and translating this awareness into constructive action.…”

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Healing from internalized racism for Asian Americans.

Chopra

2021

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Internalized racism poses harm to Asian Americans' well-being, mental health, body image, and relationships, while reinforcing racism and anti-Blackness. Rather than pathologizing Asian Americans who internalize racism, this article offers an understanding of its origins within the context of white supremacy and ways of healing and dismantling internalized oppression by cultivating critical consciousness, which includes both awareness of oppression and action to change systems of oppression. Recommendations for psychologists include inviting conversations and naming internalized oppression directly, integrating awareness and psychoeducation about internalized oppression into psychotherapy practice, teaching mindfulness and self-compassion, empowering and encouraging clients to take social action, and promoting critical consciousness in community interventions. In addition to helping clients heal from the harms of internalized racism, psychologists are encouraged to engage in antiracism work as a means of preventing the harms of racism. Public Significance StatementThis article provides an analysis of research on internalized racism and its harmful impact on Asian Americans and offers strategies for psychologists to support Asian Americans in healing from internalized racism by inviting conversations and naming internalized oppression directly, integrating awareness and psychoeducation about internalized oppression into psychotherapy practice, teaching mindfulness and self-compassion, and empowering and encouraging clients to take social action.

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“…As they describe these elements of building the clinic, the authors assert the crucial importance of having Spanish-speaking and Latinx trainees who were true collaborators with faculty, rather than solely instruments of service delivery. In this article, the possibilities are apparent for liberation as a core psychology value (Singh, 2020) enacted between faculty and trainees, between service providers and clients, and between research and practiceall the while integrating advocacy as a barometer for the success of their work. This integration is a true exemplar for our field and the unique possibilities for systemic change in how practice, advocacy, and research can be engaged for faculty, trainees, and clients.…”

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Integration of Practice, Advocacy, and Research in Counseling Psychology

Moore-Lobban

Singh

Wiley³

2021

The Counseling Psychologist

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In this article, we introduce the special issue of The Counseling Psychologist on the integration of practice, advocacy, and research in counseling psychology. This special issue was driven by Dr. Shavonne Moore-Lobban’s project as a member of the Society for Counseling Psychology Leadership Collaborative. The aim of the special issue is to highlight the unique practice, advocacy, and research contributions of practitioners, and specifically focus on the integration of the three roles of everyday counseling psychologists. There are six practitioner-led manuscripts that strengthen a focus within counseling psychology of the integration across the three roles, and through the diverse lens of counseling psychologists as therapists, supervisors, educators, researchers, program developers, and advocates. The development of this special issue is reviewed. We provide a brief summary of the manuscripts and discuss implications for continued integration.

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Building a Counseling Psychology of Liberation: The Path Behind Us, Under Us, and Before Us

Cited by 41 publications

References 24 publications

Testimonios in the mouth of the dragon: A call for Black liberation in psychology.

Testimonios in the mouth of the dragon: A call for Black liberation in psychology.

Healing from internalized racism for Asian Americans.

Introduction to the Special Issue: Integration of Practice, Advocacy, and Research in Counseling Psychology

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