Changing the Lens: Indigenous Perspectives on Psychological Literacy

The Psychologically Literate Citizen: Foundations and Global Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dudgeon, Pat ^a   Darlaston Jones, Dawn ^b   Clark, Yvonne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian psychology accreditation; Community psychology; Cultural competence; Indigenous psychology; Indigenous studies; National practice standards for the mental health workforce; Pedagogical approaches; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922051735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199794942.003.0029     Document Type: Chapter

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