Facilitating
multiculturalism and cultural proficiency
in occupational therapy practice
multiculturalism and cultural proficiency
in occupational therapy practice
- to advance a greater understanding of Asian/Pacific cultural issues affecting occupational therapy practice, and
- to support career opportunities and advancements in occupational therapy by people of Asian/Pacific heritage.
The
purpose of the organization is to:
- Serve as a liaison between occupational therapy practitioners about Asian/Pacific cultural issues affecting occupational therapy practice and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Promote scholarly activities and research on Asian/Pacific cultural issues affecting occupational therapy practice
- Identify and work to achieve common goals and needs
- Promote and support learning and scholarship
- Support Occupational therapy practitioners emigrating from Asian/Pacific countries with transition and integration into the North American occupational therapy practice
- Promote occupational therapy education and scholarly exchange among Asian/Pacific countries and North America.
The Association was established in 1995 as Association of Asian/ Pacific Occupational Therapists in America (AAPOTA) and underwent a name change in 2013.
Please Take the Anti-Asian Pacific Islander Bias Survey (Anti-AAPI BS)
Researcher: Elizabeth Ching, OTD, M.Ed., BSOT, OTR/L, Assoc. Prof., Samuel Merritt University.
The Anti-AAPI BS is a brief 20-question IRB- approved survey that is anonymous and is intended for individuals who racially identify as AAPI to record their experiences on a spectrum of bias, from microaggressions to violence. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete.
To take the survey, please click here.
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