Aboriginal Practitioners Offer Culturally Safe and Responsive CBT
Response to Commentaries
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We appreciate the valuable commentaries that have been provided for our paper “Can CBT be effective for Aboriginal Australians? Perspectives of Aboriginal practitioners trained in CBT.” The international authors identify how CBT, with adaptations by culturally responsive practitioners can be of value for non‐Western and Indigenous peoples. The commentary by Australian psychologists Dudgeon and Kelly questions the value of CBT for Indigenous Australians, terming it a “Western therapy” that is “culturally unresponsive” and “culturally blind.” They also critique the methodology of the study. We argue that CBT can be adapted by culturally competent practitioners to be culturally safe in Australia, as elsewhere. Cultural safety is mostly a function of the therapist, not the therapy. In the Bennett‐Levy et al. (2014) study, CBT was delivered in a culturally responsive way by Aboriginal counsellors within their own communities. CBT is a particularly adaptable and versatile therapy, and embodies principles of empowerment and self‐determination that are central to Indigenous social and emotional well‐being. We are concerned that CBT, which has strong empirical support and has been adapted elsewhere for a range of cultures, including Indigenous cultures, may be being denied to Indigenous Australian clients. There is considerable opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness and versatility of CBT, and variations of its mode of delivery, for all Australians
Cultural diversity · Cultural safety · Culturally appropriate · Culturally sensitive · Empowerment · Indigenous · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Spontaneous Self‐Practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) by Aboriginal Counsellors During and Following CBT Training
Weaving Wayapa and cognitive behaviour therapy
The Australian Psychological Society's Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among People Attending a Homeless Service in Far North Queensland with a Majority Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People
Non‐Indigenous Psychologists Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Cultural Competence in Clinical Psychology Training
Evidence-based therapy relationships
Community-Based Participatory Research
Principles for Participatory Action Research
Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Aboriginal Australians
Can CBT Be Effective for Aboriginal Australians? Perspectives of Aboriginal Practitioners Trained in CBT
An International Perspective on the Adaptation of CBT Across Cultures
Contextual Factors for Research on Psychological Therapies for Aboriginal Australians
Training Aboriginal Practitioners in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |