Sabrina Salvant, EdD, MPH, OTR/L, is Vice President, Education and Professional Development, American Occupational Therapy Association, North Bethesda, MD;
Elizabeth A. Kleine, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Nov 1;75(6). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2021.048306.
A confluence of factors during 2020 placed needed attention on the social and structural determinants of health, systemic racism, and social injustice. Institutions across the country are taking a hard look at themselves to evaluate how they are complicit in perpetuating these problems and what role they have in dismantling them. In this article, we discuss the influence of systemic racism on the profession of occupational therapy, noting that the profession lacks a clear plan, informed by stakeholders, on how to address it. The American Occupational Therapy Association hosted a series of listening sessions titled "Be Heard-We're Listening" in June and July 2020 to learn about the experiences of occupational therapy students, practitioners, and educators who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The listening session participants provided ideas for change and recommendations that establish a call to action for persons, groups, and populations.
2020 年期间，多种因素的共同作用使得人们需要关注健康的社会和结构性决定因素、系统性种族主义和社会不公正问题。全国各机构正在进行深刻的自我评估，以评估它们在使这些问题永久化方面所起的作用，以及它们在消除这些问题方面所扮演的角色。在本文中，我们讨论了系统性种族主义对职业治疗专业的影响，并指出该专业缺乏一个由利益相关者提供信息的明确计划来解决这个问题。美国职业治疗协会于 2020 年 6 月和 7 月举办了一系列名为“被听见——我们在倾听”的听证会，以了解黑人、原住民和有色人种（BIPOC）的职业治疗学生、从业者和教育工作者的经历。听证会参与者提出了变革的想法和建议，为个人、团体和人群制定了行动呼吁。
