Decolonising Australian psychology: Discourses, strategies, and practice
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Dudgeon, Pat
Walker, Roz
Abstract / Description
Colonisation in Australia has had a devastating and lasting impact on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia (herein referred to as Indigenous Australians). This paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Indigenous Australians. The impact has been further exacerbated by the failure of mainstream policy makers and mental health practitioners to recognise the key, distinctive cultural and social determinants that contribute to Aboriginal health and wellbeing. There is a growing response by Aboriginal psychologists, critical social theorists, and their allies to decolonise psychological theory and practice to redress this situation. This paper outlines key decolonising strategies that have been effective in interrupting those aspects of psychology that are inimical to Aboriginal wellbeing.
Keyword(s)
Aboriginal Indigenous Australian decolonising psychology colonisation decolonisation social determinants cultural determinants Indigenous wellbeingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-08-21
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
3
Issue
1
Page numbers
276–297
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Dudgeon, P., & Walker, R. (2015). Decolonising Australian psychology: Discourses, strategies, and practice. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 3(1), 276–297. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i1.126
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Dudgeon, Pat
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Walker, Roz
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Date of first publication2015-08-21
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Abstract / DescriptionColonisation in Australia has had a devastating and lasting impact on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia (herein referred to as Indigenous Australians). This paper discusses the role of psychology in Australia and the negative impact that certain disciplinary theories and practices have had on Indigenous Australians. The impact has been further exacerbated by the failure of mainstream policy makers and mental health practitioners to recognise the key, distinctive cultural and social determinants that contribute to Aboriginal health and wellbeing. There is a growing response by Aboriginal psychologists, critical social theorists, and their allies to decolonise psychological theory and practice to redress this situation. This paper outlines key decolonising strategies that have been effective in interrupting those aspects of psychology that are inimical to Aboriginal wellbeing.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationDudgeon, P., & Walker, R. (2015). Decolonising Australian psychology: Discourses, strategies, and practice. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 3(1), 276–297. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i1.126en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1356
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1687
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i1.126
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Keyword(s)Aboriginalen_US
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Keyword(s)Indigenous Australianen_US
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Keyword(s)decolonising psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)colonisationen_US
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Keyword(s)decolonisationen_US
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Keyword(s)social determinantsen_US
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Keyword(s)cultural determinantsen_US
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Keyword(s)Indigenous wellbeingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDecolonising Australian psychology: Discourses, strategies, and practiceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers276–297
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Volume3
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