Minority Ethnic Groups and Occupational Therapy, Part 2: Transcultural Occupational Therapy, a Curriculum for Today's Therapist

1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 286-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth MacDonald ◽  
Nick Rowe

This article is the second of two contributions looking at the under-representation of people from the United Kingdom's minority ethnic groups in the occupational therapy profession. These articles suggest three broad areas that should concern occupational therapy practitioners and educators; the recruitment of people from minority ethnic groups to the profession; the admission process to occupational therapy education and training courses; and the curriculum and ethos of those courses. Part 2 deals with the last concern, that of the curriculum, as part 1 addressed the Issues of recruitment and admission. The authors strongly advocate that these three Issues cannot be treated in isolation but must be dealt with simultaneously.


1995 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Rowe ◽  
Ruth MacDonald

This article Is the first of two contributions looking at the under-representation of people from the United Kingdom's minority ethnic groups in the occupational therapy profession. These articles suggest three broad areas that should concern occupational therapy practitioners and educators: the recruitment of people from minority ethnic groups to the profession; the admission process to occupational therapy education and training courses; and the curriculum and ethos of those courses. Part 1 deals with the first two concerns and part 2 will address Issues of course curriculum and the support that may be required for students from minority ethnic groups. The authors strongly advocate that these three issues cannot be treated in Isolation but must be dealt with simultaneously.





1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 485-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeenat Meghani-Wise

There has been a recent surge of interest in issues affecting minority ethnic groups in the occupational therapy profession. This article explores why there is growing concern within the profession and explains some cultural differences in the practice of activities of daily living in minority ethnic groups. The question of how to develop culturally sensitive services is discussed and some practical suggestions are made.



1994 ◽  
Vol 57 (9) ◽  
pp. 354-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G Booth ◽  
Cheryl J Mulligan

The ubiquity of alcohol abuse problems encountered by practising health care workers is not reflected by the scale of training input into professional qualification courses. The present survey found this to be the case within occupational therapy education and training. Practising occupational therapists were aware of basic health information about alcohol. However, they were reluctant and lacked confidence to engage in screening assessment or basic treatment with the problem drinkers, whom they perceived as a significant proportion of their caseload. Enhanced training in alcohol and substance misuse would reinforce both the inevitable involvement with these clients and the legitimate role of the occupational therapist in their management.





2021 ◽  
pp. jech-2020-216061
Author(s):  
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi ◽  
Sham Lal ◽  
Enitan D Carrol ◽  
Claire L Niedzwiedz ◽  
Kamlesh Khunti ◽  
...  

Minority ethnic groups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the exact reasons for this remain unclear, they are likely due to a complex interplay of factors rather than a single cause. Reducing these inequalities requires a greater understanding of the causes. Research to date, however, has been hampered by a lack of theoretical understanding of the meaning of ‘ethnicity’ (or race) and the potential pathways leading to inequalities. In particular, quantitative analyses have often adjusted away the pathways through which inequalities actually arise (ie, mediators for the effect of interest), leading to the effects of social processes, and particularly structural racism, becoming hidden. In this paper, we describe a framework for understanding the pathways that have generated ethnic (and racial) inequalities in COVID-19. We suggest that differences in health outcomes due to the pandemic could arise through six pathways: (1) differential exposure to the virus; (2) differential vulnerability to infection/disease; (3) differential health consequences of the disease; (4) differential social consequences of the disease; (5) differential effectiveness of pandemic control measures and (6) differential adverse consequences of control measures. Current research provides only a partial understanding of some of these pathways. Future research and action will require a clearer understanding of the multiple dimensions of ethnicity and an appreciation of the complex interplay of social and biological pathways through which ethnic inequalities arise. Our framework highlights the gaps in the current evidence and pathways that need further investigation in research that aims to address these inequalities.



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