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Unit of Study IHE72005 - Aboriginal Psychology (2017)

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  • Enrolment information

    This unit has a four day compulsory residential school for external students.

Unit description

Introduces Aboriginal Psychology as a responsive approach that is holistic and grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, values and belief systems. Practices in Aboriginal Psychology will be analysed through exploration of the determinants of social and emotional wellbeing.

Unit content

Topic 1: Psychological and Cultural Competence
Topic 2: Ontology and Psychology
Topic 3: Deep (methodological) Equity
Topic 4: Culturally Competent Practice

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Not currently available in 2017

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse fundamental divergences between western and Indigenous psychology
2 critically examine the significance of psychological frameworks relevant to outcomes and patient care
3 review psychological practice through an analysis of approaches with a focus on the application of deep equity.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse fundamental divergences between western and Indigenous psychology
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  2. critically examine the significance of psychological frameworks relevant to outcomes and patient care
    • GA4:
    • GA7:
  3. review psychological practice through an analysis of approaches with a focus on the application of deep equity.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4: