OT JEDI

Nov 01 2024 13 ep. 33 mins 1
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OT JEDI recognizes the present social injustices and racism that still exist within our nation, and embrace the rich perspectives and experiences that arise from racial, ethnic, socio-economic, sexual, gender and religious diversity within our health care community.The goal of OT JEDI is to empower our listeners in order to recognize barriers with our occupational therapy experiences that may be caused by social injustice, inequality, and racial trauma. We are committed to building opportunities for learning, growth, and accountability.

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OT JEDI Season 3 Trailer

Nov 01 2024 3 mins  
Hello, OT JEDI listeners! As we approach the 2024 election, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the enduring importance of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion—our JEDI principles. Since 2020, there’s been a powerful call for justice and equity that has resonated across communities, professions, and industries. But as new challenges arise, we need to keep JEDI values centr

Transtastic: Gender Identity for Occupational Therapy Professionals

Oct 31 2023 30 mins  
Occupational therapists must consider the unique needs of transgender clients to create an inclusive healthcare environment that respects individual identities. Several recent legislation restrict various liberties, including medical treatments, bathroom usage, and preferred pronoun recognition. Transgender individuals often face distinct challenges related to mental health, social

Working Towards Transition and Reentry for Incarcerated Individuals

Aug 31 2023 46 mins  
Occupational therapy can provide services in many different areas within the prison system. From providing transitional services to inmates getting ready to be released, to focusing on occupational deprivation, to leading groups for an infinite number of topics. This episode features Ariana Gonzalez, an occupational therapist, executive director, and founder of Life After Incarcera

Circus & OT for Displaced Persons

Jul 31 2023 28 mins  
By the end of 2022, a record-breaking number of people — 108.4 million — have been forced to flee their homes. Refugees are people who are forced to flee from their country of origin due to violence, oppression, or substantiated fear of persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, nationality, membership in a group, or expression of certain politica

Occupational Risks of Abortion

Jun 30 2023 24 mins  
In June 2022, the Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization turned the right to obtain or not obtain an abortion over to the states, which is very nuanced. It is more than just a restriction of women’s rights but in some states, there is an aspect of criminalization. This presents complications for occupational therapy practitioners in terms of how

Where are all the Black OTs?

May 31 2023 59 mins  
Toni Solaru OT, OTD, OTR talks about the unknown history of occupational therapy. Dr. Solaru is a community-based mental health OT and the co-founder and Chair of Diverse-OT National, an organization dedicated to advancing the cultural climate within the OT profession and strives to create a community of critically reflexive OT(A)s and students. To follow Diverse-OT National on Ins

Victor Calise: Plumber to Policymaker

Apr 29 2023 35 mins  
Victor Calise has had a diverse career path—he has gone from plumber to Paralympian to Policymaker. He competed in sled hockey in the 1998 Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. He worked for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. He was appointed the Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and then reappointed by Mayor Bill De Blas

Filling the Gap in the Rehabilitation Model - Part 2

Mar 31 2023 43 mins  
As occupational therapy practitioners, we understand disability within the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this two-part episode, occupational therapy student Meaghan Lawrence discusses the program, Empower Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) which supports individuals who have had an injury to their spinal cord. In the traditional rehabilitation model in the United States, re

Filling the Gap in the Rehabilitation Model - Part 1

Feb 28 2023 36 mins  
As occupational therapy practitioners, we understand disability within the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this two-part episode, occupational therapy student Meaghan Lawrence discusses the program, Empower Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) which supports individuals who have had an injury to their spinal cord. In the traditional rehabilitation model in the United States, re

Anthropophagy & Social Occupational Therapy

Jan 31 2023 52 mins  
Dr. Ana Malfitano’s career is focused on Social Occupational Therapy, which has been developed in Brazil to repair various inequities and injustices. In Dr. Malfitano’s World Federation of Occupational Therapy 2022 Keynote address, she turns the lens of occupational therapy onto the idea of anthropophagy. This concept was developed in The Manifesto Anthropophagic, by Oswald de