Abstract

Grounded in a liberation psychology mujerista epistemology and a decolonial feminist standpoint, the article describes the development and application of testimonio as a resource toward healing. The application of this resource goes beyond the classroom to include clinical settings. By bridging Latin America liberation psychology within LatCrit theory, the article describes testimonio as a decolonial feminist mujerista strategy to cultivate decolonial healing through storytelling. Healing is conceptualized as a process of reconstituting the self, individually, relationally, and collectively, through life stories. Extending this definition, decolonial healing is experiencing community well-being through relational critically reflexive dialogues that facilitate a critical social analysis, mutual reciprocal recognitions, and radical hope. Building on evidence that identifies testimonio as a pedagogical and methodological tool, this article purports that the sociopolitical process of testimoniar can serve as a therapeutic mujerista strategy to support community well-being. The sociopolitical elements of testimonio toward decolonial healing experiences, as a potential therapeutic resource, are discussed through a thematic analysis of Latinx students’ reflections featured in their Testimoniando El Presente essay assignment. Testimonios were conducted with their mothers, friends, siblings, or mentors and written within in the context of an online undergraduate course. Through an analysis of Latinx students’ written reflections, evidence in support of mujerista strategies like testimonio that can complement existing decolonial practices and healing therapies are discussed. The conclusion offers an invitation to engage a mujerista epistemology, specifically adapting testimonio as a resource to support decolonial healing among Latinx students living in precarious times.

摘要

基于解放心理学mujerista认识论和非殖民主义女权主义立场，本文描述了见证作为治疗资源的发展和应用。该资源的应用超越了课堂，包括临床环境。通过在 LatCrit 理论中架起拉美解放心理学的桥梁，文章将testimonio描述为一种非殖民主义的女权主义mujerista策略，通过讲故事来培养非殖民主义的治愈。疗愈被概念化为通过生活故事以个人、关系和集体方式重构自我的过程。扩展这个定义，去殖民治疗通过关系批判性反思性对话体验社区福祉，促进批判性社会分析、相互认可和激进希望。基于将testimonio确定为一种教学和方法学工具的证据，本文声称testimonio的社会政治过程可以作为支持社区福祉的治疗性mujerista策略。通过对拉丁裔学生在他们的Testimoniando El Presente论文作业中的反思进行主题分析，讨论了作为潜在治疗资源的非殖民治疗经验的见证的社会政治元素。见证与他们的母亲、朋友、兄弟姐妹或导师一起进行，并在在线本科课程的背景下编写。通过对拉丁裔学生的书面反思的分析，讨论了支持mujerista策略的证据，例如可以补充现有去殖民化实践和治疗疗法的 testimonio。结论提供了参与mujerista认识论的邀请，特别是采用testimonio作为资源来支持生活在不稳定时期的拉丁裔学生的非殖民化治疗。