Draft Standards Rubric – Values and cultural perspectives in psychology
Rob Ranzijn, Janet Bryan and Renae Hayward, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, UniSA
Category
Worldviews and culture
Values in psychology
Expert – Graduates as
experienced
professionals can:
Promote an
appreciation of diverse
worldviews and
cultures within their
own profession and the
broader community;
integrate elements of
other worldviews and
cultural practices into
their own professional
practice it if increases
their effectiveness
Engage with and
contribute to the global
theoretical and
professional
conversation about
psychology’s values
Proficient – Graduates
as new professionals
can:
Critically self-reflect on
their own worldviews
in the context of
practice so as not to
allow their own
ethnocentricity and
prejudices to interfere
with effective transcultural practice
Competent – Graduates
of this (UG) degree
can:
Analyse and evaluate
their own
ethnocentricity and
prejudices; integrate
cultural knowledge and
awareness into their
personal and
professional behaviour
Novice – Students in
the middle stages can:
Beginner: Students in
the early stages can:
Describe and appreciate
the impact of
worldviews and culture
on health and
behaviour; identify
their own worldview
and culture
Define worldviews and
culture and identify a
range of worldviews
and cultures; describe
the central elements of
Indigenous Australian
cultures
Determine the
usefulness of
psychology’s values in
different cultural
contexts and adjust
professional behaviour
accordingly
Critically analyse how
psychology’s values
affect professional
practice; deconstruct
psychology’s values
and explore alternative
values
Describe and appreciate
the historical impacts of
psychology’s values on
diverse cultural groups,
including Indigenous
Australians
Describe the cultural
and scientific values
underpinning
psychology
Tolerance of ambiguity
Ethical and socially
responsible practice
Routinely incorporate
interdisciplinary
knowledge into
professional behaviour;
utilise their network of
other professionals and
organisations to
optimise client and
community outcomes;
work with their
professional body and
in other ways to reduce
psychology’s
parochialism and
insularity
Contribute to the
development and
application of social
justice agendas within
psychology
Demonstrate ability to
work in a respectful
interdisciplinary way
with other health and
welfare professionals to
optimise client and
community outcomes
Integrate psychological
with other disciplinary
understandings to
provide a richer
understanding of
individual and social
behaviour
Analyse and compare
psychological and other
disciplinary
understandings of
individual and social
behaviour
Describe the limitations
of psychological
research and theory
Respond appropriately
to common ethical
dilemmas in practice;
monitor their ethical
performance and
routinely use ethical
standards as guidelines
for practice; incorporate
understanding of the
role of power and
privilege and other
elements of the social
context on clients’
behaviour into practice;
advocate for social
justice for clients
Undertake research in
an ethical manner;
analyse and evaluate
ethical issues in work
placements and other
experiential learning
contexts; demonstrate
understanding of social
responsibility
Describe and appreciate
the rationale for
psychology’s social
responsibility; reflect
on the nature of power
and privilege
Describe the basic
principles underpinning
professional ethics;
identify historical
examples of unethical
practice and research;
describe the social
impact of psychological
practice
Trans-cultural
communication
Incorporate elements of
communication styles
from different cultures
into their own
communication
repertoire as
appropriate to enhance
trans-cultural
professional practice
Culturally competent
practice
Interact effectively with
other health and/or
welfare professionals
and organisations to
embed cultural
competence at systemic
and institutional levels
Communicate
effectively with clients
from diverse cultural
contexts, that is,
establish rapport, have
an accurate
understanding of what
the clients are
conveying, and be able
to ascertain that the
client understands what
the practitioner is
saying
Integrate their own
knowledge, values and
skills into working
effectively with
Indigenous Australians
and clients and
communities from
diverse cultural
contexts
Apply and integrate
understanding of
different cultural
communication styles
to interacting with
people from different
cultures; work
effectively in group
projects with students
and other people from a
diverse range of
cultural contexts
Engage in conversation
with people from a
range of diverse
cultural contexts,
including international
students
Define trans-cultural
communication and
describe the elements of
communication styles
in different cultural
contexts, including
Indigenous Australians
Describe the principles
and guidelines for
working effectively
with Indigenous
Australians and clients
and communities from
diverse cultural
contexts
Identify their own level
of cultural competence
and the elements which
require further
development; produce a
learning plan to
enhance their cultural
competence
Define cultural
competence and
describe its core
components
NOTE: Exemplars have not been developed yet, since it will take some time to operationalize the capabilities into specific assessment pieces in particular
courses and then obtain examples of students’ work.
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Category
Worldviews and culture
Values in psychology
Tolerance of ambiguity
Ethical and socially responsible
practice
Expert – Graduates as experienced
professionals can:
Promote an appreciation of diverse
worldviews and cultures within their
own profession and the broader
community; integrate elements of
other worldviews and cultural
practices into their own professional
practice it if increases their
effectiveness
Engage with and contribute to the
global theoretical and professional
conversation about psychology’s
values
Routinely incorporate
interdisciplinary knowledge into
professional behaviour; utilise their
network of other professionals and
organisations to optimise client and
community outcomes; work with
their professional body and in other
ways to reduce psychology’s
parochialism and insularity
Contribute to the development and
application of social justice agendas
within psychology
Trans-cultural communication
Incorporate elements of
communication styles from different
cultures into their own
communication repertoire as
appropriate to enhance trans-cultural
professional practice
Culturally competent practice
Interact effectively with other health
and/or welfare professionals and
organisations to embed cultural
competence at systemic and
institutional levels
Proficient – Graduates as new
professionals can:
Critically self-reflect on their own
worldviews in the context of practice
so as not to allow their own
ethnocentricity and prejudices to
interfere with effective trans-cultural
practice
Competent – Graduates of this (UG)
degree can:
Analyse and evaluate their own
ethnocentricity and prejudices;
integrate cultural knowledge and
awareness into their personal and
professional behaviour
Novice – Students in the middle
stages can:
Describe and appreciate the impact of
worldviews and culture on health and
behaviour; identify their own
worldview and culture
Beginner: Students in the early stages
can:
Define worldviews and culture and
identify a range of worldviews and
cultures; describe the central
elements of Indigenous Australian
cultures
Determine the usefulness of
psychology’s values in different
cultural contexts and adjust
professional behaviour accordingly
Demonstrate ability to work in a
respectful interdisciplinary way with
other health and welfare professionals
to optimise client and community
outcomes
Critically analyse how psychology’s
values affect professional practice;
deconstruct psychology’s values and
explore alternative values
Integrate psychological with other
disciplinary understandings to
provide a richer understanding of
individual and social behaviour
Describe and appreciate the historical
impacts of psychology’s values on
diverse cultural groups, including
Indigenous Australians
Analyse and compare psychological
and other disciplinary understandings
of individual and social behaviour
Describe the cultural and scientific
values underpinning psychology
Respond appropriately to common
ethical dilemmas in practice; monitor
their ethical performance and
routinely use ethical standards as
guidelines for practice; incorporate
understanding of the role of power
and privilege and other elements of
the social context on clients’
behaviour into practice; advocate for
social justice for clients
Communicate effectively with clients
from diverse cultural contexts, that is,
establish rapport, have an accurate
understanding of what the clients are
conveying, and be able to ascertain
that the client understands what the
practitioner is saying
Integrate their own knowledge,
values and skills into working
effectively with Indigenous
Australians and clients and
communities from diverse cultural
contexts
Undertake research in an ethical
manner; analyse and evaluate ethical
issues in work placements and other
experiential learning contexts;
demonstrate understanding of social
responsibility
Describe and appreciate the rationale
for psychology’s social
responsibility; reflect on the nature of
power and privilege
Describe the basic principles
underpinning professional ethics;
identify historical examples of
unethical practice and research;
describe the social impact of
psychological practice
Apply and integrate understanding of
different cultural communication
styles to interacting with people from
different cultures; work effectively in
group projects with students and
other people from a diverse range of
cultural contexts
Describe the principles and
guidelines for working effectively
with Indigenous Australians and
clients and communities from diverse
cultural contexts
Engage in conversation with people
from a range of diverse cultural
contexts, including international
students
Define trans-cultural communication
and describe the elements of
communication styles in different
cultural contexts, including
Indigenous Australians
Identify their own level of cultural
competence and the elements which
require further development; produce
a learning plan to enhance their
cultural competence
Define cultural competence and
describe its core components
Describe the limitations of
psychological research and theory