Practice guidelines for ALIVE comentoring: An approach to liberating psychology education and training from the...

Western psychology has historically been a field that has excluded from its training pathways individuals who are members of the racial and ethnic global majority (e.g., Indigenous, African, Latinx, Asian). While progress has been made, 83% of practicing psychologists and 75% of doctoral trainees are White and not representative of global diversity. We describe a set of practice guidelines for mentoring within psychology training that was codeveloped to respond to oppressive conditions. The framework for these guidelines was organically shaped and practiced over 5 years in the Advocacy, Liberation, Immigration, Vocational Psychology, and Education Lab. These practices are grounded in liberation psychology, centering the lived experiences of individuals who are minoritized in society and elucidating processes for eradicating oppression. Advocacy, Liberation, Immigration, Vocational Psychology, and Education comentoring is practiced by (a) creating safety and resistance from systems of oppression, (b) prioritizing care for each other's humanity, (c) awakening critical consciousness through honest dialogue, (d) coleading among minoritized individuals, (e) witnessing cultural virtues, (f) encouraging practices for social justice and structural change, and (g) collaborating across mental health disciplines. We offer insights for mentoring practice based on testimonios from seven students and faculty. These guidelines have implications for psychology training programs to become liberated from racist constraints. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).