The APS Position Statement has provided guidelines that will help guidance of children who are vi... more The APS Position Statement has provided guidelines that will help guidance of children who are victims of parental separation. The individual mental and supportive requirements that should be provided to children as per their age and development stage in life from infants to adolescents are emphasized.
The major achievements that the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has manage... more The major achievements that the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has managed to achieve in the last 18 months are discussed. Details of the three main milestones achieved by the AIPA that will hopefully lead to bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing and mental health are highlighted.
Abstract: This paper documents one of four studies conducted in the western metropolitan region o... more Abstract: This paper documents one of four studies conducted in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne, which developed from concerns expressed by some women about sexually intrusive medical practices. The study aimed to explore the experiences of women from culturally ...
Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 2012
This paper describes the intense lobbying effort coordinated by the National Committee of the Aus... more This paper describes the intense lobbying effort coordinated by the National Committee of the Australian Psychological Society College of Community Psychologists and their supporters, which was sustained over many months and led ultimately to a changed decision by the Australian Health Ministers. The story is important for community psychology as it demonstrates the power of collective, integrated and focussed political lobbying, in this case to promote and to inform others of the key contributions of community psychology to health policy, illness prevention and primary care.
Psychologists have long recognised the role pornography has played in the sexualisation of women ... more Psychologists have long recognised the role pornography has played in the sexualisation of women and girls and its potential harmful effects on children and young people. However with the proliferation of the Internet, and the increasingly violent nature of much pornographic content, serious concerns are now emerging within and beyond psychology about the impact on young people's expectations of sex and sexuality, the role pornography plays in facilitating and normalising violence against women, and how it contributes more broadly to representations and normative understandings about sex, sexuality and gender in society Pornography has thus been implicated in a number of social issues that have been the subject of recent government inquiries. Through its advocacy, the APS has provided psychological knowledge to inform government policy and public debate in these areas, as outlined below.
The APS National Office Public Interest team produced several Position Statements and accompanyin... more The APS National Office Public Interest team produced several Position Statements and accompanying literature reviews through 2007. The Statements address a variety of contemporary social issues and enable the APS to offer its views on matters of public concern. The article summarizes two Position Statements, one on parenting after separation and the other on the role of psychology in understanding and solving environmental problems.
The need for Australians to protect their children from junk food advertising in an attempt to re... more The need for Australians to protect their children from junk food advertising in an attempt to reduce the increasing incidence of obesity among young children is discussed. The need is for an integrated approach involving various aspects such as cultural, environmental, economic, familial and individual.
OVERVIEW This chapter discusses the history of the discipline and practice of psychology in relat... more OVERVIEW This chapter discusses the history of the discipline and practice of psychology in relation to the mental health of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It acknowledges that a history of cultural and institutionalised racism has meant that the profession has been part of the colonising process. The key engagements of psychology with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are outlined; these have led to the Indigenous mental health movement, which heralded a significant change in thinking about mental health—and, importantly, the empowerment and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at all levels of mental health service provision. The chapter concludes with some important milestones in psychology and in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health, pointing to positive ways in which psychologists can work together to bring about improved social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing for Indigenous Australians. The chapter pr...
The APS Position Statement has provided guidelines that will help guidance of children who are vi... more The APS Position Statement has provided guidelines that will help guidance of children who are victims of parental separation. The individual mental and supportive requirements that should be provided to children as per their age and development stage in life from infants to adolescents are emphasized.
The major achievements that the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has manage... more The major achievements that the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has managed to achieve in the last 18 months are discussed. Details of the three main milestones achieved by the AIPA that will hopefully lead to bridging the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing and mental health are highlighted.
Abstract: This paper documents one of four studies conducted in the western metropolitan region o... more Abstract: This paper documents one of four studies conducted in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne, which developed from concerns expressed by some women about sexually intrusive medical practices. The study aimed to explore the experiences of women from culturally ...
Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 2012
This paper describes the intense lobbying effort coordinated by the National Committee of the Aus... more This paper describes the intense lobbying effort coordinated by the National Committee of the Australian Psychological Society College of Community Psychologists and their supporters, which was sustained over many months and led ultimately to a changed decision by the Australian Health Ministers. The story is important for community psychology as it demonstrates the power of collective, integrated and focussed political lobbying, in this case to promote and to inform others of the key contributions of community psychology to health policy, illness prevention and primary care.
Psychologists have long recognised the role pornography has played in the sexualisation of women ... more Psychologists have long recognised the role pornography has played in the sexualisation of women and girls and its potential harmful effects on children and young people. However with the proliferation of the Internet, and the increasingly violent nature of much pornographic content, serious concerns are now emerging within and beyond psychology about the impact on young people's expectations of sex and sexuality, the role pornography plays in facilitating and normalising violence against women, and how it contributes more broadly to representations and normative understandings about sex, sexuality and gender in society Pornography has thus been implicated in a number of social issues that have been the subject of recent government inquiries. Through its advocacy, the APS has provided psychological knowledge to inform government policy and public debate in these areas, as outlined below.
The APS National Office Public Interest team produced several Position Statements and accompanyin... more The APS National Office Public Interest team produced several Position Statements and accompanying literature reviews through 2007. The Statements address a variety of contemporary social issues and enable the APS to offer its views on matters of public concern. The article summarizes two Position Statements, one on parenting after separation and the other on the role of psychology in understanding and solving environmental problems.
The need for Australians to protect their children from junk food advertising in an attempt to re... more The need for Australians to protect their children from junk food advertising in an attempt to reduce the increasing incidence of obesity among young children is discussed. The need is for an integrated approach involving various aspects such as cultural, environmental, economic, familial and individual.
OVERVIEW This chapter discusses the history of the discipline and practice of psychology in relat... more OVERVIEW This chapter discusses the history of the discipline and practice of psychology in relation to the mental health of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It acknowledges that a history of cultural and institutionalised racism has meant that the profession has been part of the colonising process. The key engagements of psychology with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are outlined; these have led to the Indigenous mental health movement, which heralded a significant change in thinking about mental health—and, importantly, the empowerment and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at all levels of mental health service provision. The chapter concludes with some important milestones in psychology and in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health, pointing to positive ways in which psychologists can work together to bring about improved social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing for Indigenous Australians. The chapter pr...
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