Angelo Brandelli Costa:

I believe that you would serve as an excellent reviewer of the manuscript, "Postmodern Approaches to Psychotherapy with Latina/o(s) with Disabilities:  Changing Constructs of Shame," which has been submitted to Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology. The submission's abstract is inserted below, and I hope that you will consider undertaking this important task for us.

Please log into the journal web site by 2017-04-22 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation. The web site is https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP

The review itself is due 2017-05-13.

If you do not have your username and password for the journal's web site, you can use this link to reset your password (which will then be emailed to you along with your username). https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/login/resetPassword/angelobrcosta?confirm=78d2e30dd103b5d83466448a241fe27441765321d6df188adacc21a4c4fc3e25%3A1492305107

Submission URL: https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission/180

Thank you for considering this request.

Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
South University
etorresrivera@gmail.com



"Postmodern Approaches to Psychotherapy with Latina/o(s) with Disabilities:  Changing Constructs of Shame"

Abstract

Social constructionism theorizes that individuals internalize narratives about societal norms through media and mass communication outlets (Balcazar, Keys, & McDonald, 2007).  These media saturated constructs lead to stereotypical beliefs about minority groups. These constructs often dominate social narratives that may lead individuals to accept negative or stereotypical beliefs about their own marginalized groups. As a result, internalization associated with these narratives may generate guilt or shame. Latino/a’s with disabilities belong to multiple minority groups and may experience socially constructed forms of oppression. This shame may be exacerbated in collectivist cultures, as this is often used to shape socially acceptable or desired behavior. This paper seeks to integrate the current literature on postmodern approaches in psychotherapy with a focus on overcoming internalized oppression.

 

 

El Construccionismo Social propone que individuos interioricen narrativas sobre las normas sociales a través de las fuentes de comunicación (Balcázar, claves y McDonald, 2007). Este construccionismo sobre los medios de comunicación conduce a creencias estereotipadas acerca de los grupos minoritarios. Este construccionismo suele predominar en las narrativas sociales que pueden llevar a los individuos aceptar creencias negativas o estereotipadas acerca de sus propios grupos marginados. Como resultado, la internalización asociada con estos relatos puede generar culpa o vergüenza. Los latinos con discapacidades pertenecen a diversos grupos minoritarios y experimentan formas de opresión construidas socialmente. Esta timidez puede verse agravada en culturas comunes, como ordinariamente se utiliza en forma socialmente aceptable o comportamiento deseado. Este artículo procura integrar la literatura actual sobre métodos posmodernos en psicoterapia con un enfoque en la superación de la opresión. 
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Edil Torres Rivera, Ph.D., Editor
Interamerican Journal of Psychology
http://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP