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Resources for the Practice of Occupational Therapy

This list contains resources that occupational therapists can access for additional information to support their practice.  It is organized into resources developed at provincial, national, and international levels.

Ontario

• Supporting your professional practice: Territorial or land acknowledgments. (Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists [OSOT], 2021)
• Diversity, Engagement, Equality, Justice (OSOT)
• Occupational Therapists for Equity Advancement
• Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism Framework (Ontario Health)

Canada

• Equity & Justice (CAOT)
• Unpacking Language: Equity-Informed Occupational Therapy (CAOT, 2021)
• Occupational Therapy and Social Inclusion (CAOT, 2021)
• Questioning White Supremacy in OT Practice and Education (Grenier, M. via CAOT, 2021)
• CAOT Position Statement: Occupational therapy and Indigenous Peoples (CAOT, 2018)
• Occupational Therapy Now, Special Issue (2019). Time for action: Occupational therapy responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. https://www.caot.ca/document/6761/July_OTNow_2019_test.pdf
• Occupational Therapy Now, Special Issue (2022): Socially Accountable Occupational Therapy (Upcoming)

International/Global

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Occupational Therapy Toolkit (AOTA)
• Occupational Therapy and Human Rights (World Federation of Occupational Therapists [WFOT], 2019)
• Advocacy Toolkit (WFOT, 2020)
• Statement on Systemic Racism (WFOT)
• Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
• Disrupt OT
• OT Diversity, Inclusivity, and Implicit Bias (Seniors’ Flourish Podcast)

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Resources for Continued Learning

This list contains resources to help occupational therapists deepen their understanding of topics discussed in the Culture, Equity, & Justice practice document.

Understanding Intersectionality

• Intersectionality 101 (Hankivsky, 2014)

Understanding & Challenging Oppression and Injustice

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pedagogy and Practice (Queen’s University)
• Addressing stigma: Towards a more inclusive health system
• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack (McIntosh, 1989)

Uncovering Bias

• Me and White Supremacy (Book by Layla Saad)
• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (Book by Jennifer L. Eberhardt)

Cultural Safety & Humility

• Culturally Connected
• Stories of Pediatric Rehabilitation Practitioners with/in Indigenous Communities - A Guide to Becoming Culturally Safer (Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay & McGill University, 2020)

Trauma

• Trauma- and Violence Informed Care Tool (Equip Health Care)
• Trauma- and Violence Informed Care Toolkit (Canadian Public Health Association)
• Trauma and violence informed approaches to policy and practice (Government of Canada)
• Colonial Trauma: Complex, continuous, collective, cumulative, and compounding effect on the health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond (Mitchell, 2019)

Indigenous Rights

Truth & Reconciliation

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Beyond 94
• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (2019)
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP, 2007)

Health & Healthcare

• First peoples, second class treatment: The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada (2015, Allan B. & Smylie, J. via the Wellesley Institute).
• National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
• First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
• Jordan’s Principle
• Joyce’s Principle

Land & Territorial Acknowledgements

• Traditional Territory Acknowledgements in Ontario
• Beyond territorial acknowledgements
• Whose Land?
• Native Land

Additional Learning

• Indigenous Canada (University of Alberta’s free, online, self-paced course)
• 21 Things You May Not Know about The Indian Act (Book by Bob Joseph)
• Indigenous Peoples: A Guide to Terminology

Anti-Racism

• The Skin We’re In (Book by Cole, 2020)
• SURJ Toronto
• Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Toolkits
• Black Lives Matter Canada

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Additional Resources

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We will continue to listen and learn as we work together to move forward.

Please contact the Practice Resource Team at [email protected] or 1-800-890-6570 x240 with any questions or comments. If you have specific questions regarding resources, please contact the authoring organization.