Decolonization is liberation
Operationalization of decolonial model of counseling using liberation psychology principles with the Latine population(s)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4455169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edil Torres Rivera (0000-0003-0233-1076, Interventions Service & Leadership in Education (ISLE) Wichita State University Wichita Kansas USA, corresponding author), Ivelisse Torres Fernández (0000-0002-4573-7597, Albizu University Mayaguez Puerto Rico) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-21 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-8534 • E-ISSN: 2161-1912 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jmcd.12310 |
| OpenAlex | W4403553054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
The need for culturally affirming mental health interventions for Latine communities has been documented in the literature. Most of this literature centers around best practices, barriers to care, and Latine cultural values. Although much of this literature calls for providing services that acknowledge the specific needs of these communities and value ancestral knowledge, there is a void in the literature when exploring liberatory mental health interventions. Therefore, the present manuscript aims to offer readers a five-stage counseling model centered on the decolonization process. The model integrates the principles of liberation psychology as interventions and outcomes, beginning with the stages of decolonization presented by Enriquez and further developed by Laenui. Furthermore, the model unpacks the principles of liberation psychology, such as deideologization, and provides bases to challenge the dominant social forces that shape realities. In addition, liberation psychology approaches imply Native counseling approaches, indicating that counselors must be familiar with precolonial cultures. The manuscript ends with recommendations for practitioners and implications for the counseling field, including the need to acknowledge trauma, given that colonization was a violent event
Decolonization · Epistemology · Liberation · Operationalization · Political science · Population · Sociology · Chemistry · Community Health and Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |