Critique of WERO Report's Claims on Racism and Science in New Zealand Psychology
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Arna, Mitchell
Summary
This article critiques a report by the WERO (Working to End Racism and Oppression) research group in New Zealand, which claims that racism and oppression are serious concerns in psychology and that science itself is a social construct of white Europeans. The WERO report argues that Māori ways of knowing should be given equal weight to scientific methods in psychology training and practice. The article challenges these claims as unsubstantiated and illogical, arguing that the regulatory reforms in New Zealand psychology are being shaped by selective opinions rather than empirical evidence. It defends the scientist-practitioner model as essential for maintaining professional integrity and boundaries in the field.
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This supposed truth is interpreted as an injustice against what they see as Māori ways of knowing.
The researchers go on to claim that in order to irradicate racism and oppression in psychology, Māori ways of knowing, should be given equal weight, to scientific ways of knowing in the training and practice of psychologists in New Zealand.
The psychology profession in New Zealand is undergoing a period of
transformation, driven by regulatory reforms. These changes are notably shaped
by highly selective opinions, many of which originate outside the profession
itself, rather than
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