How does Psychology get decolonized? In the aftermath of the apartheid era, psychologists are working to make psychology more relevant to the vast majority of South Africans. Last week a colloquium on Decolonizing Psychology is being hosted on the University of the Western Cape (UWC) campus. For South African psychologist Saths Cooper, PhD, president of the International Union of Psychological Science, removing the "stain of colonialism" and locating psychology within lived experiences are crucial next steps in the discipline's development. He joins us now to share more …
GUEST: Psychologist Dr Saths Cooper, PRESIDENT OF THE PAN-AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY UNION