Can professionals actually enable occupational justice?
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Townsend,
Rebecca Marval
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cadernos de terapia ocupacional da ufscar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-2860
pISSN - 0104-4931
DOI - 10.4322/cto.2013.025
Subject(s) - economic justice , psychology , political science , sociology , law
: Where everyday injustice – occupational injustice – persists, health and social professionals have an ethical, moral and professional obligation to reduce injustice with and for destitute as well as privileged members of society. But can professionals actually enable occupational justice? This reflective paper takes readers on a journey toward optimistically responding maybe. The analytic approach is summarized in preparation for tracing when and how the awakening to occupational injustice began. The journey continues by highlighting resources – namely a YouTube film: Reaching Out: Today’s Activist Occupational Therapy and selected English language references from occupational science and occupational therapy that display an emerging knowledge bank for six population-based occupational justice practices which could be enriched with resources in other languages and fields. The journey ends with reflections on the complex professional power relations that need careful attention by professionals who intend to enable occupational justice
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