Working in Indigenous Contexts: Self-Reported Experiences of Non-Indigenous Australian Psychologists

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 204-212

  Mcconnochie, Keith ^a   Ranzijn, Rob ^a   Hodgson, Lisa ^a   Nolan, Wendy ^b   Samson, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Indigenous Australians; Psychological practice; Psychology training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870400054     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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