exclusion-hr-psych

Spandler, H. From social exclusion to inclusion? A critique of the inclusion imperative in mental health. Mental Health Still Matters. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-92322-9_18 Abstract This paper critically explores notions of social inclusion in mental health and considers some of the problems associated with its wide scale adoption as a policy driver andContinue Reading

Blume, A. W., Morse, G. S., & Love, C. (2020). Human Rights and Psychology from Indigenous Perspectives. In N. S. Rubin & R. L. Flores (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights (pp. 258–272). chapter, Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108348607.018 Abstract Indigenous people globally have experienced significant violations of human rightsContinue Reading

MacLachlan M. (2014). Macropsychology, policy, and global health. The American psychologist, 69(8), 851–863. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037852 Abstract In this article I argue for the development of a macro perspective within psychology, akin to that found in macroeconomics. Macropsychology is the application of psychology to factors that influence the settings and conditions of our lives.Continue Reading

Lykes, M. B. (2000). Possible Contributions of a Psychology of Liberation: Whither Health and Human Rights? Journal of Health Psychology, 5(3), 383-397. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910530000500312 Abstract This article explores the possible contributions of a psychology of liberation for the practice of health psychology. It explores alternative psychological ‘practices’, for example participatory action research, withContinue Reading

Dudgeon, P., Carey, T., Hammond, S., Hirvonen, T., Kyrios, M., Roufeil, L., & Smith, P. (2020). The APS’s apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Going beyond the apology in the teaching and training of psychologists. In N. S. Rubin, & R. L. Flores (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology andContinue Reading

Farnicka, M. (2021). The good practice of inclusion in action – the proposal of program based on the Human Rights. Magyar Gerontológia, 13(Kulonszam), 38-39. https://doi.org/10.47225/mg/13/Kulonszam/10580 Abstract Rapidly changing time is a problem: are we able to deal with all challenges in a humanistic and peaceful way? Is it possible? Do falling barriers toContinue Reading

Patel, N. (2003). Clinical Psychology: Reinforcing Inequalities or Facilitating Empowerment? The International Journal of Human Rights, 7, 16 – 39. https://doi.org/10.1080/714003792 Abstract To what extent do psychologists continue to reinforce inequalities by unquestioningly reaffirming existing oppressive theorising and practices, thereby maintaining the status quo and endorsing human rights violations? Or, toContinue Reading

Opotow, S.V. (2011). How This Was Possible: Interpreting the Holocaust. Journal of Social Issues, 67, 205-224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01694.x Abstract Moral exclusion occurs when individuals or groups are seen as outside the boundary in which moral values, rules, and considerations of fairness apply. It can render violence and injustice normal and acceptable. ThisContinue Reading

Opotow, S.V. (2007). Moral Exclusion and Torture: The Ticking Bomb Scenario and the Slippery Ethical Slope. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 13(4), 457-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/10781910701727343 Abstract Psychologists’ involvement in torture at Guantanamo and other sites raises important ethical questions. This paper argues, first, that the eclipse of human rights byContinue Reading