Human rights education for psychologists

This ground-breaking book is designed to raise awareness of human rights implications in psychology, and provide knowledge and tools enabling psychologists to put a human rights perspective into practice. Psychologists have always been deeply engaged in alleviating the harmful consequences human rights violations have on individuals. However, despite the fundamental role that human rights play for professional psychology and psychologists, human rights education is underdeveloped in psychologists' academic and vocational training. This book, the first of its kind, looks to change this, by: raising awareness among professional psychologists, university teachers and psychology students about their role as human rights promoters and protectors providing knowledge and tools enabling them to put a human rights perspective into practice providing texts and methods for teaching human rights. Featuring chapters from leading scholars in the field, spanning18 countries and six continents, the book identifies how psychologists can ensure they are practising in a responsible way, as well as contributing to wider society with a clear knowledge of human rights issues in relation to culture, gender, organisations and more. Including hands-on recommendations, case studies and discussion points, this is essential reading for professional psychologists as part of continuing professional development and those in training and taking psychology courses.

Foreword Preface Glossary Part I: A human rights based-and-oriented psychology Chapter 1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Foundations for a human rights based-and-oriented psychology Polli Hagenaars and Ava Thompson Chapter 2. Human rights: how do they matter for the profession of psychology? Nora Sveaass and Michael Wessells Chapter 3. Main human rights instruments and bodies, relevant for psychologists' interventions Manfred Nowak and Anna Zenz Chapter 4. Human Rights: Cross-national and cross-cultural perspectives Rama Charan Tripathi Chapter 5. Critical human rights-based approach to applied psychology: Context and power Nimisha Patel Part II: Psychology and social accountability Chapter 6. Human rights and professional identity George Ulrich and Tony Wainwright Chapter 7. Use and misuse of psychological science, knowledge and research Tony Wainwright and Giovanna Leone Chapter 8. Playing together: Children's human rights and psychology Kerstin Söderström and Ragnhild Dybdahl Chapter 9. Human rights in business and employment: Promoting the right to decent work Kathleen Otto, Martin Mabunda Baluku, Ulrike Fasbender and Ute-Christine Klehe Chapter 10. Social accounta…