Latina psychologists : thriving in the cultural borderlands / edited by Lillian Comas-Diaz and Carmen Inoa Vazquez.

Other author Comas-Díaz, Lillian editor.
Other author Vazquez, Carmen Inoa editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew York ; London : Routledge, 2018.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Cross-cultural counseling.
Psychiatry, Transcultural.
Psychotherapy--Social aspects.
Borderlands--Social aspects.

Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; PART I: Introduction; Latina Feminist Psychology: Testimonio, Borderlands Theory, and Embodied Psychology; An Invitation; Testimonio: In Our Own Voices; Surviving in the Borderlands; An Embodied Psychology; Weaving a Testimonial Arpillera; Reading Ahead; Conclusion; References; PART II: Psychotherapy; 1. Living and Working in Cultural Borderlands; Migrations and Cultural Borderlands in my Early Development; Migrating to the U.S. as a Young Married Woman.
Contents My Graduate Education and Political Engagement from the Midwest to Southern California: A Second Relocation, a Personal Loss and Professional Development; The Focus on Cultural Diversity and Sociopolitical Contexts in My Work; Weaving and Reweaving the Past in the Present; References; 2. Uprooted and Transplanted: The Trajectory and Development of a Latina Psychologist; Development as a Latina Psychologist; The Beginning Struggles of my Immigration Experience; The Loss of Innocence -- The Language/Education Issues -- Losing the Voice; The Secretarial Years; The College Years and Beyond.
Contents Becoming a Psychologist the Professional Years; The Bellevue Years; The Bilingual Treatment Program (BTP) Clinic; The Grieving Years and Beyond; Momentarily Wrapping Up; Note; References; 3. Connecting with Spirit in the Cultural Borderlands; A Wounded Voice; La Isla del Encanto (The Island of Enchantment); Pigmentocracy and Racial Consciousness; Saudade and Ethnocultural Archeology; Dionysus' Daughter; Dancing with the Spirit; Nepantlera; Mujerista; A Promise and a Wish; References; PART III: Scholarship/Research; 4. Staying Woke at the Intersections; My Developmental Narrative.
Contents Power of the Matriarchs; Cultural Programming; Seeking Understanding in Scholarly Pursuits; Professional and Personal Blend; Paying It Forward; Pulling Pieces Together; Note; References; 5. Head Over Heart; The Beginning -- La Tierra de Los Tinajones, the Land of the Jars; Mi Familia; We Were All Angels; A Girl's Red Schwinn Bicycle; The Immigration Ordeals; A Change of Pace; A One-Way Ticket Odyssey; Understanding the Disconnect; Coming of Age in a Time of Social Turmoil; When One Door Closes, Another One Opens; The New Bicicleta; Who Do You Think You Are?
Contents Lived Experience Fuels a NeTrajectory myMy CuChiRican Heart; Conclusion; References; 6. Living in Multiple Worlds as a Latina Psychologist; The Early Years; Getting Enamored with Psychology and Starting my Career; My First Research Job and the Entry into a Different World; Getting My PhD -- the Phantom Student in Philadelphia; My First Independent Research Study; Opening the Door to Studies with Mainland US Populations; My Move to Harvard Medical School; The Interpersonal Change of Culture and Minority Status; References; PART IV: Social Justice.
Summary In this book, twelve eminent Latina Psychologists illustrate how they practice gender- and culture-sensitive psychotherapy, counseling, research, pedagogy, social justice, and mentoring. They share how they create their own path in the midst of oppression - by becoming aware of the connection between their lives and their gendered, cultural, social, and political circumstances - and how they liberate themselves and those who seek their psychological services. Based on lived experiences, they reveal how they integrate a borderlands theory, a testimonio method, and an embodiment analysis into a Latina Feminist Psychology. More importantly, these Latina Psychologists offer easy-to-follow advice to help readers thrive while living in the cultural borderlands.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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