Social Inequities and OT

3 credits · Graduate

This course explores the ways occupation and occupational therapy practice are shaped by social privilege and oppression. Students will learn to critically analyse how intersecting axes of oppression and privilege shape experiences, values, and assumptions, while also affecting occupational opportunities and barriers. Approaches to anti-oppressive practice will be introduced. PREREQUISITES: OCCU 5019.015; OCCU 5021.03; OCCU 5022.03; OCCU 5023.03; OCCU 5024.03; OCCU 5025.03 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to students in the MSc (OT) Program FORMATS: Lecture