Shifting the Lens on Psychology 1: Indigenous Mental Health

How did it come to be that a field of inquiry, whose primary purposes are to understand and benefit people, fails so miserably at both?

Suntosh Pillay (2017:136)

In the first instalment of this three part series, Megan Williams challenges the Western framework of psychology and how Aboriginal-lead approaches can make a huge difference when it comes to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ emotional and mental wellbeing.

Producers:

Miles Herbert, Cheyne Anderson

Speakers:

Megan Williams, Head of Girra Maa Indigenous Health Discipline at the University of Technology Sydney

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