Building globally relevant occupational therapy from the strength of our diversity

Hammell, Karen Whalley

doi:10.1080/14473828.2018.1529480

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“…To contextualize this idea on Occupational Therapy (OT), Hammell (2018) proposes that the dominant OT (the North) is the one that has transmitted an English-speaking knowledge, produced by white men and women, well-educated, of the urban middle class, and of Judeo-Christian religious preference.…”

Section: What Is the South And What Would Be A Possible Relationship mentioning

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“…Thus, for many years, in the development of the discipline, Eurocentric knowledge and practices decontextualized from the idiosyncrasies of the countries in which it was implemented were reproduced. Hammell (2018) proposes that the assumptions underlying the theories or practices of dominant or traditional OT belong to the neoliberal ideology. This fact would imply that the theories and models of the discipline are aimed at favoring individualism, competence, productivity, personal interests, and self-fulfillment.…”

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“…In this sense, several authors have pointed out the importance of reviewing the colonizing foundations and their relevance in the Latin American context and moving towards decolonizing practices (R AMÍREZ; SCHILIEBENER, 2014; TOLVETT, 2017a). Also, Guajardo (2014b) and Hammell (2018) invite a triangulation of knowledge to recognize the diversity of the discipline and to question the assumptions that have dominated the profession.…”

Section: The Ttoo Of the South Are Decolonizing In Their Knowledge Anmentioning

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Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur: una propuesta para su comprensión

Núñez¹

2019

Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup.

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This essay is a proposal to approach one of the possible routes that would allow understanding Occupational Therapies of the South. This text begins by defining what is meant by the South and its diverse possibilities. Then, it resorts to the historicization of the discipline, that is, the recognition of the theoretical, practical and reflective work developed several years ago by the occupational therapists that are located in the South. Through a critical and reflective dialogue proposed by these authors, the main ideas of what is understood by the Occupational Therapies of the south are proposed and developed, specifically in the topics that are considered to be constitutive of Southern Occupational Therapies, such as they are "the social", the political, decolonization, human rights, collective occupations, and feminism. Finally, a horizon is proposed towards which these Occupational Therapies of the south could advance, based on the concept of interculturality. Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur: una propuesta para su comprensiónResumen: Este ensayo es una propuesta para acercarnos a una de las posibles rutas, que permitirían comprender las Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur. Este texto, comienza definiendo qué se entiende por Sur y la posibilidad de varios Sures. Luego, se recurre a la historización de la disciplina, es decir al reconocimiento del trabajo teórico, práctico y reflexivo desarrollados hace varios años por los y las terapeutas ocupacionales que se sitúan en el Sur. A través de un diálogo crítico y reflexivo con lo planteado por estos autores, se plantea y desarrollan las ideas principales de lo que se entiende por las Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur, específicamente en las temáticas que se estiman son constitutivas de las Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur, como son "lo social", lo político, la descolonización, los derechos humanos, las ocupaciones colectivas y el feminismo. Finalmente se propone un horizonte hacia el cual podrían avanzar estas Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur, a partir del concepto de interculturalidad.Palabras claves: Terapia Ocupacional, Interculturalidad, Feminismo, Capitalismo. Terapias Ocupacionais do Sul: uma proposta para sua compreensãoResumo: Este ensaio é uma proposta para abordar uma das possíveis rotas que nos permitiriam entender as Terapias Ocupacionais do Sul. Este texto começa definindo o que se entende por Sul e a possibilidade de vários Sures. Em seguida, recorre-se à historicização da disciplina, ou seja, ao reconhecimento do trabalho teórico, prático e reflexivo desenvolvido há vários anos pelos terapeutas ocupacionais que se localizam na região Sul. Por meio de um diálogo crítico e reflexivo com o que foi proposto por esses autores, propõem-se e desenvolvem-se as principais ideias do que é entendido pelas Terapias Ocupacionais do Sul, especificamente nos temas considerados constitutivos das Terapias Ocupacionais do Sul, como são "o social", política, descolonização, direitos humanos, ocupações coletivas e feminismo. Finalmente, propõe-se um horizonte para o qual estas Te...

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Section: What Is the South And What Would Be A Possible Relationship mentioning

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Section: What Is the South And What Would Be A Possible Relationship mentioning

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Section: The Ttoo Of the South Are Decolonizing In Their Knowledge Anmentioning

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Terapias Ocupacionales del Sur: una propuesta para su comprensión

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2019

Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup.

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“…Although these countries consist of multicultural societies, they share historically predominant ideas and values that constitute a traditional Western worldview. This Western worldview, with values such as individualism, capitalism, materialism, and independence, has heavily influenced the development of occupational therapy (Hammell, 2013(Hammell, , 2018Simó Algado, 2016). After introducing our own experiences of consciousness raising, this paper will discuss the concepts of occupational consciousness, cultural humility, and ubuntu (individual-community interconnectedness) as alternatives to the typical Western worldview of occupational therapy, and apply these concepts to occupational therapy clinical practice and education.…”

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“…However, ideas such as occupational consciousness and decoloniality remain elusive in the occupational therapy discourse in the United States, with which we are most familiar. We became aware of many of these ideas at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress held in 2018 in South Africa during presentations about colonialism and the power dynamics in our professional knowledge and practice (Hammell, 2018;Ramugondo, 2018). These presentations challenged our ideas about occupational therapy and how we teach it, and we were not alone in reflecting on our experiences and the implications for practice (Dirette, 2018).…”

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Challenging the Status Quo: Infusing Non-Western Ideas into Occupational Therapy Education and Practice

Mahoney¹,

Kiraly-Alvarez²

2019

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The authors of this Topics in Education article, who are both occupational therapy educators, reflect on challenging concepts related to decolonizing occupational therapy education, an idea they first encountered at the 2018 World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress. They acknowledge that Western views heavily influence the occupational therapy concepts they teach to their students. The downside of approaching occupational therapy education and practice primarily from a Western worldview is that occupational therapy students and practitioners may perpetuate societal inequities through their practices and are not well-prepared to address the occupational needs of individuals and communities around the world. This article describes existing alternative views, including occupational consciousness, cultural humility, and ubuntu, and how these concepts can be applied to occupational therapy practice and education. Practical recommendations are made about reconsidering how occupational therapy concepts are taught in educational settings and applied in practice. Comments The authors report that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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