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This paper provides landmarks for the study of the historical development and current expansion of academic psychology and clinical psychology education in Australia and three countries of the Malay Archipelago (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore). A critical analysis informed by cultural anthropology indicates that psychology has only to a small extent been adjusted to different cultural contexts, while ‘western’ models of the discipline remain dominant. The neglect of attention to culture in psychology and clinical psychology raises important questions about the future of the discipline in the tropical regions of Australia and the Malay Archipelago.
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Why is it important?
A critical analysis informed by cultural anthropology indicates that psychology has only to a small extent been adjusted to different cultural contexts, while ‘western’ models of the discipline remain dominant. The neglect of attention to culture in psychology and clinical psychology raises important questions about the future of the discipline in the tropical regions of Australia and the Malay Archipelago.
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Using a cultural anthropology perspective to examine clinical psychology programs in the Malay Archipelago and Northern Australia demonstrated that the programs have not been substantially adapted for Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean or Indigenous Australian peoples.
Associate Professor Anita Lundberg
James Cook University
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This page is a summary of: Psychology and culture: exploring clinical psychology in Australia and the Malay Archipelago, Journal of Tropical Psychology, January 2014, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/jtp.2014.4.
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