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Book SynopsisLiberation 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.
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword
Frederick T. L. Leong
Foreword: How APA Has Promoted Social Justice
Melba J. T. Vasquez
Introduction
Edil Torres Rivera and Lillian Comas-Díaz Part I. Liberation Psychology Theory
1. Liberation Psychology: Origins and Development
Mark Burton and Raquel Guzzo 2. Concepts of Liberation Psychology
Edil Torres Rivera 3. Liberation Psychology and Racism
Raúl Quiñones-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
Acompañamiento in Participatory Action Research
Jesica Siham Fernández 6. Feminist Participatory Action Research: Coconstructing Liberation Psychological Praxis Through Dialogic Relationality and Critical Reflexivity
M. Brinton Lykes and Gabriela Távara Part III. Liberation Psychology Clinical Practice
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TestimoniosAlejandro Cervantes 8. Urban Liberation: Postcolonial Intersectional Feminism and Developing a Socially Conscious Therapeutic Practice
Chakira M. Haddock-Lazala 9. Liberation Psychotherapy
Lillian Comas-Díaz Part IV. Liberation Psychology and Special Populations
10. Black Minds Matter: Applying Liberation Psychology to Black Americans
Thema Bryant-Davis and Shavonne J. Moore-Lobban 11. Liberation Psychology and LGBTQ+ Communities: Naming Colonization, Uplifting Resilience, and Reclaiming Ancient His-stories, Her-stories, and T-stories
Anneliese A. Singh, Brean’a Parker, Anushka R. Aqil, and Falon Thacker 12. Transnational Feminist Liberation Psychology: Decolonizing Border Crossings
Kathryn L. Norsworthy and Ouyporn Khuankaew Part V. Liberation Psychology Social Action
13. Liberation Psychology, Creativity, and Arts-Based Activism and Artivism: Culturally Meaningful Methods Connecting Personal Development and Social Change
Ester R. Shapiro 14. Liberation, Inspiration, and Critical Consciousness: Preparing the Next Generation of Practitioners
Carrie Castañeda-Sound, Daryl M. Rowe, Nahaal Binazir, and Marlene L. Cabrera Conclusion. Liberation Psychology—Crossing Borders Into New Frontiers
Lillian Comas-Díaz and Edil Torres Rivera
