Occupational Therapy Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Journal
Canadian Journal Of Occupational Therapy
Volume
2
Issue
88
First Page
96
Last Page
107
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1177/00084174211020836
Abstract
Background. Given the sociopolitical roots of widening occupational, social and health inequities, it is imperative that occupational therapy move forward in mobilizing occupation for social transformation. Purpose. Three key aims are addressed: articulating the imperative to mobilize occupation for social transformation; highlighting the political nature of occupation and occupational therapy; and providing guideposts for embracing a radical sensibility to inform moving forward in mobilizing occupation for social transformation. Key issues. Conditions of possibility within occupational therapy leave the profession ill equipped to enact social transformation. Enacting calls to mobilize occupation for social transformation requires radically reconfiguring these conditions of possibility to inform practices that resist, disrupt, and re-configure sociopolitical conditions perpetuating occupational inequities. Implications. Mobilizing occupation for social transformation holds much potential to contribute towards creating more equitable, humane societies. Realizing this potential involves committing to transforming our profession, as well as societal discourses, structures, systems, relations, and practices.
