June 2024
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This chapter provides an overview of a decolonising toolkit developed by psychology staff and students. The group worked reflectively and reflexively to create the toolkit as an organic activity. Following this activity, the Culturally Sensitive Curricula Scales pilot study contributed to an institutional understanding of the importance of decolonising the curriculum. Their importance is set against known issues in psychology that have encouraged the perpetuation of racist perspectives and practices, such as eugenics. Furthermore, psychological testing, which informs theories and conceptual issues, has a long history of bias for the development, application and misuse of psychology among particular populations. Given this backdrop, active measures must be taken to re-situate psychology as a subject with the potential to address historical and present-day inequalities and effect positive change. Increasing student diversity combined with growing exposure to the complexity of social and global issues suggests an opportune time for universities to review praxis and practice for teaching and learning.