Global Perspectives on Occupations Flashcards
The Necessity of Global Perspectives?
- Many of the complex issues faced by our society are globally embedded
- Occupation is studied, taught and enabled by therapists, researchers and educators around the world
- Occupations are culturally-situated and reciprocally related to their contexts
- Different ways of knowing and being exist
- Deeper understanding can be gained though connection
- The occupation we engage in here have consequences in other places in the world, such as where we purchase our clothes, who manufactures our phones.
- Interconnected pieces and issues example, global climate change.
Institutions and events that help coordinate and connect OS and OT?
World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)
- 663k occupational therapists
- 105 member organisations
- 1100+ approved education programmes
How often is the WFOT Congresses?
- A Conference every fourth year.
Cape Town WFOT 2018
Conference theme
- Connected in diversity:
Positioned for impact
Keynote speakers
- Dr. Elelwant Ramugondo, Healing work: Intersections of decoloniality ?
Dr. Elelwant Ramugondo, Healing work: Intersections of decoloniality
- “The world is a crime scene, a product of slavery and theft”
- “Gross economic inequality, as an ongoing dehumanising consequence of colonialism, racism and a global, capitalist neoliberal agenda can therefore not be ignored as part of contextually situated occupational therapy practice and healing work”
- Decoloniality - working to undo colonially of power, knowledge and being
- Full humanness a goal for occupational therapy
Occupational consciousness by Dr.Elelwant Ramugondo?
- Highlights the need to adopt transgressive acts in what we do every day to disrupt the cycle of oppression, and debility
- Decoloniality of doing - shifts decolonisation from just discourse, to also reflexivity within everyday doing
- Conscious of ways in which we sustain dominant practices though what we do everyday with implications for personal and collective health.
Example, hiring a nanny or cleaning service. Particular forms of labour in particular domestic, tend to maintain gender inequality.
Affording particular food, proper nutrition. Having a car, access to different jobs, save money. Being a full time student not having to work, better grades -> more opportunities. Unpaid internships -> greater opportunities.
Cape Town WFOT 2018
Conference theme
- Connected in diversity:
Positioned for impact
Keynote speakers
Dr. Karen Whalley Hammell, Building globally relevant occupational therapy from the strength of our diversity?(Value of…)
Dr. Karen Whalley Hammell
Triangulation of occupational therapy theory from our diverse perspectives.
- Value of occupations that contribute and connect.
- Value of occupations that foster balance with the natural world.
- Value to well-being of occupations through which the land is given care.
- Value of occupations that uphold religious and cultural traditions.
- Value of occupations that honour ancestors.
We need to broaden out understanding..
What is missing from broadening our understanding of occupation?
Dr. Dr. Karen Whalley Hammell
- Survival occupations
- Occupations that contribute to the care and well-being of families & communities
- Occupations that strengthen social roles
- Occupations or co-occupations that are shared or collaborative or that foster interdependence
- Occupations that are collective, commemorative, celebratory or sacred
- Occupations that derive their meaning from the context within which they are enacted
- Occupations undertaken to honour ancestors, spiritual traditions & the natural world
- Occupations that are motivated by a desire to care for the land & oceans
International Society for Occupational Science
The mission of the International Society for Occupational Science is to? (3)
- Facilitate connections among people and groups who share a commitment to occupation-focused research, education, and practices;
- Encourage engagement with occupational science among people who are new to the discipline; and
- Create opportunities for inclusive and diverse dialogues about the role(s) occupational science can play in meeting societal needs.
What is World Occupational Science Conference?
Another international conference for occupational science.
Migration, Culture & Language
- What is the current landscape of refugee settlement internationally and in the Metro Vancouver Regional District?
- Why should we assess the needs of this population?
Intersectional systems of oppression(3)
Intersectional systems of oppression
- Ableism
- Sexism
- Racism & Xenophobia
Research purpose and objectives
To determine barriers to participation in employment for female refugees with physical disabilities living in Metro Vancouver
1. How does the intersection of identities shape experiences of preparing for, seeking, & gaining employment?
2. What alternative productive occupations are meaningful to this population?
3. What are the barriers and facilitators to participation in productive occupations?
Research participants
- Female refugees with disabilities
- Caregivers
Key themes?
- Stigma & Discrimination
- Traditional Labour Market, many did not speak the language/wanted to cook food from home -> needs permits
- Housing, wheelchair accessible
- System Cohesion, not a lot of overlap between migration and accessibility
- English Language, two people need to be able to speak to one another
Experiences with stigma & discrimination?
- From general population of Vancouver and within the refugee community (ableism)
- In the workplace
- As a barrier to housing
- Lack of skill recognition (based on status as refugee, due to language barrier, and status as a person with a disability)
- Systemic and from settlement workers/service providers, navigating different types of services who doesn’t communicate or coordinate
“[The settlement worker] tell me “there is a house like that, of you want tone in this house it’s ok, if no, do you want to sleep in the street?” I hear this words, it hurts me.”
What does this quote relate to?
- Relates to barrier of housing and the systemic processes
- The housing was not suitable for her disability needs ‘in this context just be happy you have something’
Traditional labour market is restrictive?
- Requirement of Canadian-recognized credentials, certifications & previous work experience
- Employers privilege ‘Canadian experience’ as a way to discriminate towards immigrants
- Minimal support from of Employment Services
- Focus on existing job profiles
- Lack of fit between opportunities and skill set
- Financial barriers to pursue self-employment initiatives
Housing?
- Lack of accessible housing options
- Pressure to accept inadequate housing, most of the affordable units are basement suits which are inaccessible to wheelchair users
- Challenges due to geographical locations
- Isolated from social supports
- Inaccessible neighbourhoods
