From parent education to collective action: ‘Childrearing with love’ in post‐war Guatemala

McMillan, Anita Schrader; Burton, Mark

doi:10.1002/casp.990

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“…Rebuilding the social fabric through liberation psychology's focus on strengthening social support networks, popular education, and reconstruction of historical memory have become cornerstones of psychosocial action in the social movement in Guatemala and regionally (Martín-Baró, 2006; Perez Sales & Liria, 2015). They are consistent with a broader shift in mental health and social science research to conceptualize approaches to distress that are “transformative rather than ameliorative,” particularly in humanitarian settings (McMillan & Burton, 2009, p. 200).…”

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Identity and memory as resilience: Applications of liberation psychology in a rural Maya Achi community

Mitton

2022

Transcult Psychiatry

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This study sought to understand interpretations of interconnections between historical trauma, contemporary violence, and resilience in a Maya Achi community currently engaged in promoting peace and social change through popular education. In particular, the ways in which participants drew upon identity and memory in articulating characteristics of community distress and resilience are discussed. The research is informed by liberation psychology and critical perspectives of mental health, particularly considering the challenges inherent in the promotion of collective memory of trauma and resistance in contexts of violence and humanitarian settings. Participant reflections on historical and contemporary violence highlight elements of collective distress, connecting identity and memory with acts of both oppression and resistance. Education and development are signaled as possible sites of resilience but also experienced as sites of power upholding the status quo. Diverse experiences and applications of identity and memory provide insight into the ways in which community organizations working in contexts of political violence might navigate polarizing and paradoxical discourses in order to subvert, co-opt, or adapt to hegemonic cultural, political, and economic power relations in the process of transformation for collective resilience.

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Identity and memory as resilience: Applications of liberation psychology in a rural Maya Achi community

Mitton

2022

Transcult Psychiatry

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“…Children experience violence in their families, schools, and among peers. One in three parents uses a belt (cincho) for physical punishments (Mcmillan and Burton 2009).…”

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Child Protection Practices and Attitudes of Faith Leaders Across Senegal, Uganda, and Guatemala

Jailobaeva¹,

Diaconu

Ager

et al. 2021

The Review of Faith & International Affairs

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ackling violence against children is the focus of sub-goal 16.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Relative to the previous Millennium Development Goals, the SDG agenda puts a stronger emphasis on child and youth development looking beyond children's access to basic services to children attaining their human potential. Violence against children is increasingly recognized as one of the key barriers to this goal (Raikes et al. 2017). Globally, one billion children are subject to violence every year, 9 in 10 children reside in countries where corporal punishment is not fully prohibited, and 120 million girls have been victims of sexual violence (End Violence Against Children 2020). The Global Partnership to End Violence against Children illustrates the coming together of diverse stakeholders on this agenda. It currently convenes over 360 organizations, including UN agencies, governments, multilateral agencies, civil society and faith organizations, the private sector, foundations, academics, and independent experts (End Violence Against Children 2020). However, the development of national child protection systems has to date generally been premised on a top-down approach by

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Community Psychology

Kagan¹,

Duggan²,

and³

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IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology

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From parent education to collective action: ‘Childrearing with love’ in post‐war Guatemala

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Identity and memory as resilience: Applications of liberation psychology in a rural Maya Achi community

Identity and memory as resilience: Applications of liberation psychology in a rural Maya Achi community

Child Protection Practices and Attitudes of Faith Leaders Across Senegal, Uganda, and Guatemala

Community Psychology

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