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Towards cultural competence: Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology

Rob Ranzijn · Keith McConnochie · Andrew Day · Wendy Nolan · Michelle E. Wharton

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Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Counseling Practices and Supervision Indigenous and Place-Based Education

Abstract

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.

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1996Psychological science in cultural context.2004Working With Indigenous Australians: A Handbook For Psychologists 2001American psychology's struggles with its curriculum: Should a thousand flowers bloom?2000Australian psychology has a black history 2006American psychology's struggles with its curriculum: Should a thousand flowers bloom?

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