BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fdb93a3b6588dc099b76bdb07dcbd32a197 CATEGORIES:Trinity North District SUMMARY:Occupational Therapy Impacting Social Justice, Advocating for a Better Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:
Date: August 13, 2 020
Time: 6-7:3 0pm
CEU: 1.5 un its
Location: V irtual Zoom Meeting (can be watched from any computer location with interne t access)
Cost: You must register for this event. Visit the Online District Meeting Information page to learn more and to register.
Learners will be ab le to understand occupational therapy’s influence on social justice from a historical perspective.
Learner w ill identify occupational therapy’s current action and their influence on s ocial justice.
Learners will identify 2 opportunities to promote justice and healt h in the context of their daily practice.
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What is social justice? In this program we will exam the historic and current pe rspectives of social justice and occupational therapy. We will look at OT in the context of current day to find ways that we can promote justice. Oc cupational therapy’s rich history and broad scope of current practice poise s us as a profession to create meaningful changes in the world around us.
Application or Relevance to Occupational Therapy Practice:
Justice and Equality are two of the core values of our code of e thics as practitioners. We have a responsibility to promote Justice throug h our daily practice. This CEU event will promote awareness of the opportu nities for practitioners to capitalize on for the to benefit our client, pr ofession, and society.