Humanizing psychology education through psychological literacy: (re)connecting the personal and the professional.

Dehumanization refers to the denial of the traits, values, and needs that make us uniquely human.Dehumanization in higher education manifests through systemic practices that marginalize, silence, or reduce students to metrics, often stripping them of individuality.Here, we explore how "psychological literacy" can serve as a framework for humanizing psychology education.Psychological literacy is an approach to the teaching of psychology that stresses how psychological knowledge can be used to help students understand their own place in the world, as well as applying it to practical, global problems.It articulates the unique value of psychology education, by encouraging students to connect the professional with the personal.We argue that psychological literacy offers a humanizing, culturally responsive, and reflexive approach to psychology education.We propose that integrating psychological literacy invites educators to reconsider teaching methods, assessment practices, and their own positionality in the learning environment.In doing so, it challenges the dehumanizing norms of academia and reframes education as collaborative and relational.To support this, we offer a set of reflexive prompts for educators to critically evaluate their practice and explore opportunities for embedding psychological literacy more intentionally.