Occupational Therapy's Role in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Occupational Justice

Course overview

This intermediate-level course provides an overview of existing and emerging occupational justice-focused practices. It offers an innovative intervention to aid practitioners in furthering their capacity to promote occupational justice in clients' contexts. Learners will be provided opportunities for reflection on true stories from people's experiences of occupational injustice. The course will encourage critical thinking toward more occupational justice-focused practices. It will conclude with reflections on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field of occupational therapy and action steps that we, as a profession, can take to improve in these areas.