The occupational therapist as a political being/O terapeuta ocupacional como um ser político

Authors

  • Nick Pollard UFSCAR
  • Dikaios Sakellariou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/cto.2014.087

Keywords:

Professional Role, Social Participation, Political

Abstract

In this article we argue for the development of an understanding of human occupation as being inherently political. Occupational therapy is broadly about the experience of ‘doing’ as the basis of social participation. This requires access to the means of participation: space, facilities and resources for different forms of human action, and occupational therapists need to develop an understanding of how access to these means is regulated. In this article we develop an argument for the development of a political occupational therapy. We do this by outlining the role of occupational therapists as activists as well as reflectors drawing on comparisons with cultural practice in community publishing; by discussing the development of a language that will enable the recognition and exploration of power differentials, and by delineating the importance of experiential knowledge.

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Published

2014-11-12

How to Cite

Pollard, N., & Sakellariou, D. (2014). The occupational therapist as a political being/O terapeuta ocupacional como um ser político. Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.4322/cto.2014.087

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Article of Reflection or Essay

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