Humanistic Values in Traditional Healing Practices of Curanderismo

Chavez, Thomas

doi:10.1002/johc.12029

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“…Both practices can use ceremonial interventions in areas such as family engagement; both have the ability to discover symbols or objects that carry deep meaning; and both have the ability to experience change through manipulation of symbols (Hoogasian and Lijtmaer 2010). Moreover, similarities between traditional healing and humanistic-existential counseling were noted (Chavez 2016;Yeh et al 2004). These similarities suggest that efforts to integrate Latinx-responsive practices into counseling and psychotherapy are possible, especially given that these are now used in Latin America.…”

Section: Barriers and Facilitators Of Latinx-centric Modalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Possibilities and Challenges in Providing Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Meet the Needs of the Latinx Population in the United States

Lombana¹

2021

Genealogy

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The mental health system in the United States faces challenges in adequately engaging the Latinx population with modalities that conform to the Latinx worldview, which demands incorporating holistic, family-centric, and trauma-informed models of treatment. Service provision and innovation is hampered by lack of research focusing on this population, the low numbers of Latinx clinicians available, and the lack of treatment adaptations to meet their needs. Psychotherapeutic interventions employed in the Latin American context are potentially useful when working with acculturating Latinx. In this article attention is given to barriers and facilitators for incorporating Family constellation therapy—a holistic trauma-informed treatment modality that offers conflict resolution through connection with ancestry.

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Section: Barriers and Facilitators Of Latinx-centric Modalitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Possibilities and Challenges in Providing Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Meet the Needs of the Latinx Population in the United States

Lombana¹

2021

Genealogy

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“…Instructors also discussed a podcast on indigenous healing used in the U.S. (Hellerstein, 2014). Dr. Thomas Chávez from the University of New Mexico was video-conferenced into class to discuss research and practice in curanderismo and its relationship to mainstream psychological theories (Chávez, 2016), and another guest speaker, Steve Pereira, facilitated an in-class demonstration of a traditional limpia (cleansing).…”

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Aprender Haciendo: Undergraduate Curriculum Development for a Latinx Mental Health Service-Learning Course

Stege

Cabrera

Dueñas

et al. 2021

Teaching of Psychology

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Service-learning provides an experientially-based pedagogical approach that can increase student engagement in the learning environment and promote the development of cultural competency when working with diverse populations. This article reports on the curriculum development of a Latinx mental health undergraduate service-learning course that discussed disparities in Latinx access and utilization of mental health services and used service-learning as a teaching method to increase students’ cultural awareness and skills by putting their knowledge into practice in community-based settings. We provide an overview of the course including specific guidelines for readings, assignments, and group facilitation for future application of this course in Latinx mental health. Students of this course have developed critical awareness of their identities as it relates to their work with Latinxs, and a continued commitment to meet community needs. We briefly discuss challenges in implementing similar ethnically-rooted and service-learning multicultural psychology curriculum.

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“…Healing is a traditional alternative medicine that is performed by the curandero/curandera. An example of healing is the “egg ceremony.” In this ceremony, healers use herbs and eggs as well as religious prayers to heal the afflicted (Chávez, 2016). A healer uses plants such as garlic, or ajo , as a soul protector from evils (“Curandero: Understanding Latino Folk Medicine,” 2016, para.…”

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Employing Mexican American Folklore as an Educational Tool to Teach Cultural Competence

Feize

Longoria

Fernandez

2019

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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The goal of this research was to explore Mexican American cultural elements through folklore as a way of addressing cultural competence. Content analysis of 21 stories, which were collected from Mexican American older adults, indicated that strong family ties, gender roles, and religiosity are central cultural elements in Mexican American culture. Critically evaluating cultural factors and employing constructive cultural elements can assist social work professionals in providing effective social services to this population via culturally competent practice.

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Humanistic Values in Traditional Healing Practices of Curanderismo

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Possibilities and Challenges in Providing Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Meet the Needs of the Latinx Population in the United States

Possibilities and Challenges in Providing Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Meet the Needs of the Latinx Population in the United States

Aprender Haciendo: Undergraduate Curriculum Development for a Latinx Mental Health Service-Learning Course

Employing Mexican American Folklore as an Educational Tool to Teach Cultural Competence

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