Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing

Research Publications

Untying Settler-Colonial Knots in Australian Psychology

Untying Settler-Colonial Knots in Australian Psychology Selkirk, B. (2025). Untying Settler-Colonial Knots in Australian Psychology. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 54(1), 60–70. https://doi.org/10.63146/001c.132290 ABSTRACT This reflexive paper is written from the positionality of an Indigenous psychologist in response to the majority-Australia vote against constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the National […]

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Attachment and the (mis)apprehension of Aboriginal children: epistemic violence in child welfare interventions.

Attachment and the (mis)apprehension of Aboriginal children: epistemic violence in child welfare interventions Wright, A., Gray, P., Selkirk, B., Hunt, C., & Wright, R. (2024). Attachment and the (mis)apprehension of Aboriginal children: epistemic violence in child welfare interventions. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2280537

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Psychology education needs to reflect the lives of aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Psychology education needs to reflect the lives of aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students Selkirk, B., Dudgeon, P., & Alexi, J. (2023). Psychology education needs to reflect the lives of aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Emerging Minds. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10783657 ABSTRACT To support aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage in psychology

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Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) Curriculum Framework

Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Curriculum Framework Dudgeon, P., Darlaston-Jones, D., Phillips, G., Newnham, K., Brideson, T., Cranney, J., Hammond, S., Harris, J., Herbert, J., Homewood, J., & Page, S. (2016). Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Curriculum Framework. Perth, WA: University of Western Australia. https://indigenouspsyched.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Curriculum-Framework.pdf

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Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) Workforce Capabilities Framework

Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Workforce Capabilities Framework Dudgeon, P., Harris, J., Newnham, K., Brideson, T., Cranney, J., Darlaston-Jones, D., Hammond, S., Herbert, J., Homewood, J., Page, S. & Phillips, G. (2016). Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Workforce Capabilities Framework. Perth, WA: University of Western Australia. https://indigenouspsyched.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Workforce-Framework.pdf

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Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Guidelines for Increasing the Recruitment, Retention and Graduation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Psychology Students

Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Guidelines for Increasing the Recruitment, Retention and Graduation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Psychology Students Dudgeon, P., Darlaston-Jones, D., Phillips, G., Newnham, K., Brideson, T., Cranney, J., Hammond, S., Harris, J., Herbert, J., Homewood, J., & Page, S. (2016). Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project Guidelines for Increasing the Recruitment,

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VCE Psychology, Units 3 and 4, 2023–2027, Supplementary material: Conversations about social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB)

VCE Psychology, Units 3 and 4, 2023–2027, Supplementary material: Conversations about social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) Selkirk, B., & Alexi, J. (2023). VCE Psychology, Units 3 and 4, 2023–2027, Supplementary material: Conversations about social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority. https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/psychology/2023PsychologyFactSheetSEWB.docx

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Truth telling and truth witnessing: results from a transformative experiential learning program between Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal researchers

Truth telling and truth witnessing: results from a transformative experiential learning program between Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal researchers Dudgeon, P., Ryder, A., Collova, J., Selkirk, B., Derry, K., Hansen, C., … Milroy, H. (2024). Truth telling and truth witnessing: results from a transformative experiential learning program between Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal researchers. Australian Journal of

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Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through Aboriginal Participatory Action Research

Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through Aboriginal Participatory Action Research Milroy, H., Kashyap, S., Collova, J., Mitchell, M., Ryder, A., Cox, Z., Coleman, M., Taran, M., Cuesta Briand, B., & Gee, G. (2024). Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through

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