Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA)

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA), was established under the auspices of the Australian Psychological Society, and was officially launched at the APS Annual Conference in Hobart in September 2008.

The AIPA vision includes that:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will have access to high quality psychological assistance
• psychological assistance will be grounded in holistic Indigenous perspectives and the social determinants of health
• psychology in Australia will be culturally responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values and belief systems
• numbers of Indigenous entrants into undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programs, including programs across all specialties, will increase substantially
• AIPA will become the professional body responsible for quality control of workshops and training programs with respect to the application of psychology in Indigenous contexts.
  

Contacts

Dr Lisa Watts
AIPA Support Officer
Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association
c/o Australian Psychological Society
PO Box 38
Flinders Land Post Office
Melbourne Vic 8009
Ph: (03) 8662 6675
Fax: (03) 9663 6177
Email: aipa@psychology.org.au

Links

• View website: Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association