Occupational Justice and Social Entrepreneurship

1 credits · Occupational Therapy-Doctorate

Students explore the synergies between occupational justice and social entrepreneurship in response to state and local occupational injustices and challenges. They generate strategies and occupation-centered options to mitigate and eliminate social ills. Students are inspired and empowered by the passion, stories, and prosocial concerns of successful occupational therapy social entrepreneurs who are part of their knowledge community. The course culminates in a juried presentation of a proposed occupation-centered social enterprise or innovation for the local community.