Pacific-Indigenous Psychology: Galuola, A Niu-Wave Of Psychological Practices

This book provides an overview of Pacific-Indigenous knowledge as insights of Oceanic citizen-science to inform culturally-safe practice for psychology. It profiles contemporary Pacific needs in areas of crisis such as family violence, education disparities and health inequities, and points to ancient Pacific-indigenous knowledges as tools of healing for global diasporic communities in need. The historical evolution of psychology?s knowledge base and practice illustrates a fundamental crisis in the method of producing knowledge for psychology - the absence of Pacific-indigenous cultural knowledge. It suggests more effective research methodologies grounded in Pacific-Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies for psychology and overall community capability. It fosters practice perspectives and strategies based on NIU-psychology (New Indigenous Understandings) for innovative solutions to modern-day crises of humanity.

• | Author: Siautu Alefaio
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Dec 03, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 233 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 3031144317
• | ISBN-13: 9783031144318