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PSY320 Indigenous Cultural Immersion Experience (8)

Abstract


This subject provides an opportunity for students to spend a minimum of 2 days in country with Indigenous Elders and/or Cultural guides, learning about local Indigenous culture. Development of cultural competence requires not just knowledge, but also engagement of attitudes, values and skills. The subject facilitates this engagement by taking students out of the classroom. The approaches of storytelling, yarning and walking in country are examples of activities which will provide an authentic but non-threatening way for transformative learning to occur.

 

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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Psychology

Assumed Knowledge

PSY114, or IKC101, or other knowledge, subject to the approval of the subject coordinator

Enrolment restrictions

Students must be enrolled in a course offered by the Faculty of Arts and should have completed first year, including PSY114 or equivalent subject. Students will be responsible for their own accommodation and living costs whilst on placement. The number of places available in this subject is limited because it is conditional upon availability in Indigenous communities. It therefore may not be offered every year. Preference will be given to students completing a minor in Indigenous studies in Psychology. Please check availability with the subject coordinator.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of Indigenous Australia and the continuity and change between Indigenous cultures past and present;
  • Have first-hand experience of Indigenous relationships with land and the interconnectedness of land, family and spirituality.
  • Be able to demonstrate the use of generic skills when interacting with Indigenous people (e.g communication skills).
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the cultural protocols of the nation that they visit.
  • Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the issues impacting upon the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australians today.
  • Be able to demonstrate critical reflection on their own values and cultural identity
  • Be able to demonstrate critical reflection on the role of psychology in the lives of Indigenous people both historically and today.
  • Be able to demonstrate critical reflection on the ways in which psychology can contribute to one of the following: Reducing prejudice; Advocacy; Working collaboratively with Indigenous people to achieve self determination

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • The cultural guides will be responsible for providing background knowledge on:
  • The experiences of the local Indigenous people in that community and the past and ongoing impact of colonisation.
  • The history of the country being visited.
  • The issues of importance to the community being visited.
  • The geography and cultural traditions of the community being visited.
  • The relationship between country, community, family and individual, social and emotional well being.
  • The School of Psychology will be responsible for teaching:
  • The application of psychology in the country being visited, especially in regard to one of the following: Reducing prejudice; Advocacy: Working collaboratively with Indigenous people to achieve self determination

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.