Interrogating Psychological Knowledge Transfer: From Epistemological Violence and Neglect to Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Knowing and Doing

Traditional psychology has produced problematic research that has been given away to academics, practitioners as well as to the public. Epistemic problematization, violence, and ignorance have operated at all stages of research. This webinar shows that learning about methodology alone is insufficient and that epistemic injustices need to be addressed in the contexts of discovery, interpretation, and translation. EDI is not just an institutional but also an epistemo-ethical problem. Concrete suggestions are developed on how to be critical as well as inclusive, diverse and equitable in empirical research, knowledge translation and acquisition. The importance of critical reflexivity is demonstrated.

This program is part of the Professional Development Training Institute Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion series.

• Describe comprehensive assessment of psychological knowledge that can be just, inclusive, diverse, and equitable.
• Incorporate critical reflexivity and critical practices of knowledge translation/acquisition.
• Re-imagine the relationship between knowledge and practice.

Thomas Teo, PhD