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Decolonising Practice in Psychology

Challenge psychology's colonial past and transform your practice. Cultivate culturally-responsive care, ethical research, and systemic advocacy toward true mental health equity.

Created byDr. Elisaveta Pavlova
4.8
(6 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Aug 28, 2025
Decolonising Practice in Psychology

What You'll Learn

check_circleChallenge Eurocentric views in psychology.
check_circleIntegrate diverse knowledge systems.
check_circleCritique colonial impacts on psychological practice.
check_circleApply culturally responsive approaches.
check_circleAdvocate for systemic change.
check_circleEngage in decolonized research.

About This Course

In "Decolonising Practice in Psychology," delve into a transformative 5-module professional development course designed to integrate decolonizing principles and cultural responsiveness into psychological practice. This course fundamentally challenges the Eurocentric roots of psychology, exploring how the discipline has historically perpetuated colonial legacies and often pathologized diverse cultural practices.

  • Understand the core concepts of decolonizing psychology, including its origins in liberation psychology and the critical need to validate diverse knowledge systems.
  • Examine the theoretical foundations and historical complicity of psychology in colonialism, alongside strategies for radical re-imagination and fostering dialogue between global perspectives.
  • Gain practical tools and strategies to decolonize psychological practice, from questioning assumptions and building diverse libraries to culturally auditing assessment tools.
  • Explore how colonial history continues to shape contemporary psychological practices and mental health disparities, emphasizing the importance of understanding collective trauma and intergenerational impacts.
  • Learn to apply cultural responsiveness by adapting interventions to honor clients' cultural identities, utilizing frameworks like the 4Rs, and integrating indigenous healing practices.
  • Discover how to decolonize psychological research and assessment tools, advocating for participatory methods, centering marginalized voices, and ensuring data sovereignty.
  • Engage with advocacy strategies for systemic change in psychology, actively challenging policies, building coalitions, and promoting equitable mental health access globally.

Through theoretical foundations, real-world examples, actionable tips, and illuminating case studies, this course empowers psychologists to foster transformative change in clinical, research, and educational settings. Emphasizing self-reflection, ethical practice, and collaboration with marginalized communities, "Decolonising Practice in Psychology" provides a comprehensive roadmap for creating a more just, equitable, and liberated future for the field.

Your Instructor

Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova
Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova

Psychologist & Training Expert

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Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova, Ph.D., Ms, CEDS, IE-Pro, EDIT-I • Doctor in Psychology, Master in Counseling Psychology, BA with Double Majors in Psychology and Human Relations from Concordia University in Canada • More than 17 years of experience in working at individual and group psycho-educational, and Human-Centred type of counseling face to face, online CBT therapy, counseling parents and leading groups for eating disorders (ED), and related fields and conditions such as anger and emotions management, anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, interpersonal conflicts, social dificultes, binge, restrictive and emotional eating, self-esteem, confidence, body image • 90 hours Counseling (Based on Carl Rogers' Humanistic Perspective) & Active Listening Training at Peer Support Program in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada • Active listening and problem-solving phone counseling training at Tel-Aide Organisation, Montreal, Canada • Trained in internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) in clinical practice. This Australian CPD program provides a cognitive-behavioral model of emotional well-being and strategies that clients can use to manage the symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and various other problematic psychological conditions • Extensive practice in online counseling and iCBT for 7 Cups, Onlinetherapy.org, and Just Answer • Partnering Clinician for "THIS WAY UP" internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy platform • Trained as a therapist in the Oxford University Therapy Program: CBT-E, which is the leading evidence-based therapy for EDs. • CEDS-Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and a Member of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, iaedp™, • EDIT™ Certified I - Eating Disorder Treatment Clinician, trained at the American EDIT Institute for Intuitive Therapy. • Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova is a Self-Esteem Elevation and Self-Confidence Coach at the American Center for Personal Reinvention, • Certified Life Coach and a Career Coach at The Coaching Academy of North America, • She is a Certified Body Positive Therapist from the Body Positive Institute and a Certified Professional Consultant in the Intuitive Eating Approach from the American Organization of Intuitive Eating Professionals. • She is the Founder, the President, and the Consulting Trainer of UNIKAL Online Institute, NPO Association UNIKAL, and “Emotions & Eating” Academy. • Furthermore, Dr. Elisaveta Pavlova is a Member of the Senior Advisory Committee of iaedp™, and an ex-Board Member, and ex-Member of the International Board Advisory Committee of iaedp™ • A President of the International Chapter of the International Association for ED iaedp™ • A Professional Partner to the WHO (World Health Organization) Global Clinical Practice Network.

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