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The Role of Critical Theory in the Development of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling

The Role of Critical Theory in the Development of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling

Joseph C. Chen
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522560869|ISBN10: 1522560866|EISBN13: 9781522560876
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch018
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Chen, Joseph C. "The Role of Critical Theory in the Development of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling." Critical Theory and Transformative Learning, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 259-281. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch018

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Chen, J. C. (2018). The Role of Critical Theory in the Development of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling. In V. Wang (Ed.), Critical Theory and Transformative Learning (pp. 259-281). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch018

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Chen, Joseph C. "The Role of Critical Theory in the Development of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling." In Critical Theory and Transformative Learning, edited by Viktor Wang, 259-281. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6086-9.ch018

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Abstract

The discipline of psychology has historically been based upon Western, Eurocentric perspectives on human behavior. Critical theory has played a central role in pushing psychology out from its insularity and perceived objectivity. This chapter examines the role of critical pedagogist Paolo Freire and liberation psychologist Ignacio Martín-Baró in the shaping of a multicultural perspective within psychology that has revolutionized the way that psychologists understand and treat mental health conditions. Freire and Martín-Baró gave voice to the marginalized and disenfranchised and pushed psychologists to engage in their own conscientization of their history and complicitness in perpetuating oppression. Implications of their work are examined in light of their contributions to theoretical underpinnings, clinical diagnosis, and treatment approaches.

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