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Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives in Counselling Psychology (Speaking Together) Nhlanhla Mkhize, Ph. D University of

Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives in Counselling Psychology (Speaking Together) Nhlanhla Mkhize, Ph. D University of Kwa. Zulu-Natal School of Psychology South Africa mkhize@ukzn. ac. za 1 2/27/2021

Background 2 § Over-reliance on imported theoretical frameworks § Marginalization of others’ ways of

Background 2 § Over-reliance on imported theoretical frameworks § Marginalization of others’ ways of being-in-the-world 2/27/2021

Implications for Counseling Psychology Training § § 3 Reflect on assumptions embedded in our

Implications for Counseling Psychology Training § § 3 Reflect on assumptions embedded in our theories What does it mean to be a black/white man/woman teaching counseling psych in the post-colonial context? The social construction of minority students: and dominant narratives about minorities Professional training and identity development 2/27/2021

Plurality of Knowledge: Diverse Syllabi § - 4 Incorporate indigenous worldviews in the Counseling

Plurality of Knowledge: Diverse Syllabi § - 4 Incorporate indigenous worldviews in the Counseling Psychology Syllabi: Human life interconnected, indivisible Human beings inherently spiritual Interdependence of Self & Other, Mind, Body & Spirit Human participation in creative becoming; human beings as forms-in-waiting Relationship between Balance & Imbalance 2/27/2021

The Role of language in Counseling Training 5 § Translation of major counseling texts

The Role of language in Counseling Training 5 § Translation of major counseling texts into indigenous languages is required, in order to ensure conceptual equivalence § Bottom up approach: to bring local counseling knowledge and frameworks into the international arena 2/27/2021

Recommendations 6 § Incorporation of indigenous knowledge systems into the curriculum, while § Avoiding

Recommendations 6 § Incorporation of indigenous knowledge systems into the curriculum, while § Avoiding tokenism and anthropological essentialism and ghettoisation 2/27/2021

Recommendations § § § 7 Contextualizing various claims to truth, to identify liberating and

Recommendations § § § 7 Contextualizing various claims to truth, to identify liberating and constraining discourses within the discipline of counseling psychology itself Ongoing questioning of one’s assumptions and opening up to the world of the other, through dialogue Paying attention to the role of power/power differentials in psychological work 2/27/2021

Recommendations 8 § Paying attention to knowledge communicated by our racialized and gendered bodies,

Recommendations 8 § Paying attention to knowledge communicated by our racialized and gendered bodies, knowledge ‘deposited’ in our bodies § Immersion experience for senior counseling students: to promote a practical and relational, rather than a detached and theoretical, view of the other 2/27/2021

Recommendations 9 § A vernacular language requirement for all trainee counselling psychologists § Internationalization:

Recommendations 9 § A vernacular language requirement for all trainee counselling psychologists § Internationalization: Translation of major international texts into African languages § A bottom up approach to research, to make local counselling concepts international § That way, we will be able to say, we are …………. 2/27/2021

Speaking Together Thank You 10 2/27/2021

Speaking Together Thank You 10 2/27/2021

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