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 ancie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alefaio-Tugia, Siautu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Context: Changing tides in knowledge construction for re-informing psychology
  • Fa’asinomaga – Introducing the Pacific diaspora
  • The crisis of ‘importing’ psychology for practice in Oceania
  • New problems need NIU method - the birth of Pacific-Indigenous psychology
  • Saili Matagi: example of Pacific-indigenous psychology through offender rehabilitation
  • Part II. Rediscovery: Impact of culture through language with Samoa’s collective houses of wisdom
  • Fa’afaletui: the process of collective wisdom-searching with NIU-method
  • Collaborators for Change - Notable cultural authorities
  • Collaborators for Change - Community-village leaders
  • Collaborators for Change - Church leaders
  • Part III. NIU-psychology: Reducing inequalities through cultural innovation
  • Suli vs Tagata Noa - The psyche of being ‘others-centred’
  • Tofā Sa’ili – NIU metrics for measuring change
  • Va’ai, Fa’alogo ma Tautala: NIU-Ideology reducing inequalities in human development
  • NIU-Psychology forsustainable wellbeing