Course overview
This course aims to develop students' understanding of the knowledge, values and skills required to work effectively within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts in a manner which is culturally accountable to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities. It will provide you with a foundation on which to consider the contemporary issues facing practitioners working with Aboriginal Peoples. Such issues include racism, lateral violence, intergenerational trauma, and the implications for practising positive effects of cultural traditions on family, values, roles and parenting; power and powerlessness; critical analysis of privilege and Whiteness; Positionality and Personal viewpoint and reflective practice; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's perspectives on historical and contemporary research and practice in psychology and counselling.
- Culture and First Nations people
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures - Pre-colonisation
- The foundations our current systems were built on, and the story of Psychology in Australia
- Historical patterns that continue to influence health and opportunity: The Stolen Generations
- Social Determinants of Health & Wellbeing in First Nations Communities
- Contemporary contexts: Racism and power in western belief systems
- Contemporary contexts: Aboriginal Perspectives on Social and Emotional Wellbeing
- Contextualising Knowledge: Culturally responsive approaches to contemporary concerns
- Reconciliation, Truth Telling and Healing
- Bringing it all together – where to from here?
Course learning outcomes
- Summarise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities perspectives and knowledges as they apply to history, culture, and the context of professional practice in psychology in Australia
- Review the complexity of cross-cultural understandings of the past and current wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities including global Indigenous healing practices
- Explain the ethical dimensions of research, reflective practice and the issues of accountability for professionals working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts
- Reflect on the impacts of colonisation, racism, whiteness and the role of privilege, positionality and personal viewpoint and power in the profession and as a practitioner, and the impact of these upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities
- Understand the impact of intergenerational trauma on individuals and communities and how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander strengths are working towards improving community health and wellbeing
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 57571
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57570
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 25
Class number 57569
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 57568
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 25
Class number 57567
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57566
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 57578
Section TU07
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57577
Section TU08
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57576
Section TU09
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 57575
Section TU10
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57574
Section TU11
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57573
Section TU12
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 57572
Section TU13
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57559
Section WS01
Size 380
Available 355
Magill
Class number 57565
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57564
Section TU02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57563
Section TU03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57562
Section TU04
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57561
Section TU05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 57560
Section TU06
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 57558
Section WS01
Size 162
Available 160
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