Decolonizing Therapy Together (BIPoC only)

Wir sind ein Zusammenschluss von Psychologie-Studierenden der Universität Wien, welcher in Zusammenarbeit mit der Plattform StudentInnen des Berufsverbands österreichischer PsychologInnen sowie sämtlichen externen Beitragenden eine spannende Woche zum Thema psychische Gesundheit auf die Beine gestellt hat.Unsere Vision ist es, das Bewusstsein hinsichtlich seelischer Erkrankungen zu sensibilisieren, Stigmatisierung entgegenzuwirken, Aufklärungsarbeit im gesundheitspsychologischen Sinne zu leisten und präventiv auf das Alltagsleben der Studierenden einzuwirken.Im Jahr 2022 wird die Mental Health Awareness Week nun zum fünften Mal vom 9. bis 15. Mai stattfinden, dieses Jahr in hybrider Form. Dadurch können und wollen wir auch die Möglichkeit nutzen, mehr Personen einen Zugang zu unserer Woche zu ermöglichen.

Mental Health Awareness Week

This online workshop will explore the history and significance of decolonizing therapy and other mental health frameworks.

Decolonizing Therapy Together is a space to explore the history and significance of decolonizing therapy, while also embodying its principles in practice — together. This is not about individual perfection, but about creating space for mistakes, non-binariness, failure, and collective learning. It's an invitation to unlearn, reimagine, and build community through the messiness and beauty of the process. The legacy of colonization deeply impacts mental health frameworks, often failing to acknowledge the ongoing traumas of systemic racism, genocide, and cultural oppression. Many traditional therapeutic models, rooted in Eurocentric perspectives, may not fully address the realities of those for whom there is no “post” to their trauma. The DSM’s history of pathologizing resistance—such as labeling enslaved Africans with “drapetomania” or Indigenous children rejecting boarding schools as mentally ill—raises questions about the trustworthiness of psychiatric classifications. This online workshop will critically examine psychiatric classifications and foster a space that embraces collective resistance as part of healing practices. This workshop is exclusively for BIPoC.

Decolonizing Therapy Together (BIPoC only)

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