Occupational Therapy Roots: Decolonial View
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What is the state of being pushed to the periphery and assigned lesser value?

  • Moral Claim
  • Cultural Superdiversity
  • Occupational Justice
  • Marginalization (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a vulnerable group?

  • Members of households living in poverty
  • Professionals with high socioeconomic status (correct)
  • Prisoners and people exposed to conflict
  • People with chronic health conditions

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Occupational Therapy Roots

  • Moral claim emphasizes the importance of social concerns in occupational therapy
  • Priority of social concerns is key to occupational therapy
  • Equality and justice are fundamental principles in occupational therapy
  • Meaningful participation is essential for individuals to engage in activities they value

Decolonial View in Occupational Therapy

  • Dominance of Eurocentric biomedical approach has shaped occupational therapy
  • Questioning taken-for-granted assumptions is necessary to decolonize occupational therapy
  • Coloniality of knowledge, doing, and power has influenced occupational therapy practices
  • Capitalism disguised as modernity has impacted occupational therapy

Marginalization

  • Marginalization is a state where individuals are pushed to the periphery and assigned lesser value
  • Historically positioned process drawing on difference and oppression
  • Marginalization leads to social exclusion and lesser value assigned to individuals

Vulnerable Groups

  • Members of households living in poverty are vulnerable
  • People with chronic health conditions are vulnerable
  • Infants and children exposed to maltreatment, conflict, and neglect are vulnerable
  • Adolescents first exposed to substance use are vulnerable
  • Minority groups, including indigenous populations, older people, and people experiencing discrimination and human rights violations, are vulnerable
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are vulnerable
  • Prisoners and people exposed to conflict, natural disasters, and other humanitarian emergencies are vulnerable

Occupational Therapy Response

  • Occupational therapists should reflect on their practices and assumptions
  • Explore and learn from marginalized communities
  • Challenge dominant discourses and power structures
  • Innovate and develop new practices that prioritize social concerns
  • Advocate for marginalized groups and lobby for policy changes
  • Inform and educate others about the importance of social concerns in occupational therapy

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Explore the roots of occupational therapy, including moral claims, social concerns, and decolonial perspectives. Questioning assumptions and reviewing positionality to address marginalization.

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