Towards cultural competence: Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology

Ranzijn, Rob, Mcconnochie, Keith, Day, Andrew, Nolan, Wendy, and Wharton, Michelle (2008) Towards cultural competence: Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology. Australian Psychologist, 43 (2). pp. 132-139.

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This paper discusses the development and preliminary analysis of psychology undergraduate courses on cultural competence in relation to Indigenous Australians. The paper summarises the process that led to the formation of draft curriculum guidelines for psychology academics, including the need to critically examine the assumptions and history of Western psychology in relation to Indigenous peoples, the inclusion of non-conventional teaching and learning methods, staff and institutional support, and appropriate staff development. The paper then discusses the responses of students to one of the courses developed from these guidelines. The courses were well received by students and although they do not in themselves teach professional psychological skills in working effectively with Indigenous people, they provide a solid basis for the development of such skills. Because this is a relatively new area, it is likely that there will be much refinement of these courses in coming years.

Item ID: 47164
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1742-9544
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2017 07:50
FoR Codes: 13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education @ 100%
SEO Codes: 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9303 Curriculum > 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum @ 100%
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