Human Rights Education for Psychologists

Hagenaars, Polli; Diković, Marina; Sveaass, Nora; Wagner, Ulrich; Wainwright, Tony

doi:10.4324/9780429274312

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“…As suggested by Fox and Prilleltensky (1996), psychological science can be wielded to support wellbeing and social justice. Importantly, however, there has been relatively little research conducted on the interface between psychology and human rights (Gezgin, 2018), and education in human rights is frequently overlooked in the training of psychologists (Hagenaars et al, 2020). In response to this neglected perspective, Marsella (2012) has called for psychologists and psychological organizations to take into consideration the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to increase their awareness of global issues and to engage in research with more global reach.…”

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The macropsychology of COVID-19: Psychological governance as pandemic response.

McVeigh¹,

MacLachlan²

2022

American Psychologist

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Controlling the pandemic has necessitated governments across the world to implement behavior change agenda, through new policies, laws, and public communication strategies. The concept of "psychological governance" has therefore been crucial to curtailing the pandemic. Psychological governance is the application of insights from behavioral and psychological sciences to public policy for the purpose of influencing behavior at the individual, group, and population levels. Similarly, a macropsychology perspective aims to understand and shape behavior at the population level, through the application of psychology to factors that influence the settings and conditions of our lives, such as policies, institutions, systems, and structures. Psychological governance and a macropsychology perspective are key to effectively supporting pandemic preparedness, coping, and recovery at the population level. In this paper, the role of psychological governance in responding to COVID-19 is considered. This paper also examines the role of several macropsychological factors in the pandemic, including heroism, trust in government, culture, and equitable access and human rights. Public Significance StatementCOVID-19 is spread mainly through human behavior. The scale of COVID-19 renders it a population health challenge, which requires a response that is coordinated by government, using insights from behavioral science. Psychological science is uniquely positioned to provide insight into behavior change to control the spread of the virus and to support an equitable response to the pandemic. To do so, however, psychology will need to focus beyond the individual level, to policies, institutions, and systems at the population level.

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confidence: 99%

The macropsychology of COVID-19: Psychological governance as pandemic response.

McVeigh¹,

MacLachlan²

2022

American Psychologist

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“…Over the last few years, a number of formative publications have drawn attention to human rights issues in psychology, psychological issues in human rights, and the need for increased attention and education about the intersection of psychology and human rights (e.g., Hagenaars et al, 2020;Rubin & Flores, 2020). Professional organisations have begun to incorporate human rights perspectives into their deliberations and policies (see, e.g., APA Task Force on Human Rights, 2021;Söderström et al, 2017), and a global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights (www.humanrightspsychology.org) was formed to further the discussion of the intersection between human rights and psychology.…”

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confidence: 99%