Occupational Therapy and Human Rights for Migrants and LGBTIQ+
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Occupational justice, occupational rights, human rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, migrants, occupational therapy, reflective practice, occupational autonomy, social and relational dimension, Human Rights covenants, economic social cultural rights, civil political rights, LGBTIQ+ community, discrimination, inclusion, flourishing, occupational therapist, reflexivity, Barbel Pee methodology, professional posture, ergotherapy, human occupational rights, justice, migrants exclusion, occupational injustice, tasks, existential needs, individual potential, societal level, healthcare services, socialization, professional ergotherapist, reflection, anticipated result
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A reflective practice on occupational therapy's role in promoting human rights and occupational justice for migrants and LGBTIQ+ individuals.
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[...] The different functions of the occupational therapist are first to defend their ideas by encouraging them to express themselves. Then, it also has the role of guiding them towards 'flourishing of full potential', removing the barriers that prevent them from being like everyone else through the recognition of their strengths and contributions. Finally, all these actions would contribute to supporting their rights by fighting against any form of discrimination in healthcare services and at the societal level. (Eisner, L. & Hässler, T. [...]
[...] Practice-based learning: views on the development of a reflective learning tool. Med Educ 2000;34:754-61) She helped me to better reflect on my professional practice. Justice and occupational rights I have chosen as the theme of my writing, the situation of migrants confronted with occupational injustice that harms human occupational rights, well determined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) as well as by the two covenants, namely the one related to economic, social and cultural rights and the one related to civil and political rights (1966).De Ghodinho Da Costa, S. [...]
[...] Human relationships are fundamental to the occupational therapist and are even the basis of this profession. Conclusion Thus, I can already affirm through my understanding of the contents of the course modules that are being taught to me that this present work being a reflective writing is an excellent tool for reflection after action. After having clarified the theories in use through a realization of the logic at play in the action, I was able to pose a specific question about the action, which is none other than the proposal to improve the living conditions of people who have lived in occupational injustice. [...]
[...] Occupational Therapy and Human Rights. https://wfot.org/resources/occupational-therapy-and-human-rights) From Autonomy to Flourishing I support the idea that occupational rights are an adjustment of human rights. Being concerned with Human Rights within the framework of occupational justice has made me reflect on the actions taken towards migrants who are deprived and excluded from their occupations. For this, my role is to accompany them, to guide them in such a way that they regain their usual activities and tasks in a healthy environment that promotes their flourishing. [...]
