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Growing a Culturally Responsive Tertiary Programme in Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2017

Eileen Britt ,
Angus Macfarlane ,
Sonja Macfarlane ,
Katharina Naswall  and
Jacki Henderson
Eileen Britt*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Angus Macfarlane
Affiliation:
School of Education, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Sonja Macfarlane
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Dovedale Campus, Dovedale Avenue Ilam, Christchurch, Canterbury 8041, New Zealand
Katharina Naswall
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Jacki Henderson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
*
address for correspondence: Eileen Britt, Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Email: eileen.britt@canterbury.ac.nz
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Abstract

This paper provides a description of a postgraduate clinical psychology training programme's journey towards becoming more biculturally responsive and how the learnings from this have been applied to the wider Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (UC), Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The paper includes a discussion of cultural competency, and frameworks which have been proposed as a way to blend Western and Māori knowledge and clinical and cultural practices. The reasons for introducing the changes, the process of change and the actual changes are described, together with a discussion of the outcomes of the changes. Key principles in undertaking the changes were that it was considered important that the process that was seen as an ongoing journey. Further guiding principles were that a graded, integrated approach was required, undertaken in partnership with Māori, and with a commitment to biculturalism before multiculturalism.

Keywords

Culturally responsivetertiary educationAotearoa New Zealandpsychology
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Meeting Report
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , August 2019 , pp. 39 - 51
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2017 

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