Training of Professional Psychologists for Africa

Community Psychology or Community Work

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ID15345848
AuthorsOlaniyi Bojuwoye (University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume16
Issue2
Pages161-166
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2006.10820117
OpenAlexW857650673
LanguageEN
References cited16

If the practice of psychology is to be relevant to environmental realities and context sensitive then conscious consideration must be given to the psychology training programme. Training programmes should give due recognition to the historical, political, social, economic and cultural contexts of human behaviours so as to understand how these interacting contexts may contribute to placing people at risk for ill-health. The main aim of this article is to present an analysis of African environmental realities to which training programmes in psychology must respond. In view of the under-utilization of psychological services within healthcare systems in many parts of Africa, this article also provides some suggestions for the development of appropriate training and practice modalities that may be geared towards effective healthcare service delivery in Africa

Community psychology · Context (archaeology · Health care · Medical education · Modalities · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Social science · Sociology · Training (meteorology · Work (physics · Applied Psychology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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