Table of Contents

Introduction: location, location, location Seasons greetings From the car park to the classroom Features of the book: what it is and what it is not Excavating the lesson from the experience: a call to reflect Facilitating fearless conversations Summary 1 Way to go! or why bother?: examining reactions to Indigenous studies Are barriers to working with Indigenous people real or imagined? A perspective on choosing to bother Insight 1 From cultural appropriateness to cultural competence: operationalising good practice Summary 2 Place, connection, relationship: at the core of social and emotional wellbeing Common ground? Our country In the beginning... Strange spirits and masters of the situation History lessons (1): what have we learned about Indigenous people? Current characteristics 4 Summary 3 Positioning ourselves The deadly package Identity as revealed through artistic expression Insight 2 Insight 3 Insight 4 Summary 4 Positioning psychology and psychologists Of suits and seagulls History lessons (2): what have we learned about psychology and psychologists? Insight 5 Insight 6 Summary 5 From conversation to the clinic (A)typical day at the office Kim Brooklyn interview, part 1 Kim Brooklyn interview, part 2 The cultural consultant model Kim Brooklyn interview, part 3 Kim Brooklyn interview, part 4 Working with Torres Strait Islander people: consultation and negotiation strategies Insight 7 Kim Brooklyn interview, part 5 Kim Brooklyn interview, part 6 Summary 6 Current initiatives, future directions Risky business But first, for those who came in late... Insight 8 Coming full circle Insight 9 Insight 10 Insight 11 Insight 12 Where to from here? A personal response Terminology Resources Bibliography Index