Occupational reconstructions: resources for social transformation in challenging times

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An Occupational Perspective of Occupational Therapy and the Medical Hegemony System in Malaysia—Exploration for Further Research

“…The occupational reconstruction theory [31] and the global health view underline the development of this paper. Firstly, the philosophy and knowledge based of the domains of Occupational Therapy supports the active action taken to improve problematic situations through hope, networking and cooperative engagement.…”

“…This shapes the healthcare from solely economically driven and where elite hegemonic medical mastery dictates in a master-slave model rather than a professional collaborative culture. Utilising the occupational reconstruction theory [31] [32] can help researchers understand collective issues and actions to ameliorate hegemony problems and to explore means for socially transformative action; in lieu of the worldwide movement towards global health (or health for all) within a country and across borders.…”

Special Issue: 30 Years of Occupational Science

“…As Peters and Galvaan (2021) recognized, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed persistent inequities and deepened existing disparities given its intersection with long-standing social problems. Occupational scientists must be "attuned to the[se] real conditions of life" (Stizlein, 2018, as cited in Baranek et al, 2021, p. 280) and endeavor to elucidate how social and political actions prompted by these conditions are fundamentally about occupation itself (Aldrich et al, 2016;Frank & Dos Santos, 2020). Thus, future occupational science inquiries must look across the intersecting crises of 2020 to understand how they became, for many, "a routine and unchanging condition … the very stuff of everyday life, [and] the immediate context of decision and actions" (Shevchenko, 2009, p. 2).…”

Candangos: teoria da reconstrução ocupacional como uma ferramenta para a compreensão de problemas sociais e ações transformativas na utópica cidade de Brasília

“…Occupational reconstruction theory explains social transformation as part of the philosophy and knowledge base of 'occupation' (Frank & Santos, 2020;Baranek et al, 2020). It focuses on collective action as an expression of a shared desire to improve situations through 'doing something about something,' ie.…”

“…Teaching an occupational therapy agenda of social transformation in Brazilian universities faces challenges despite the profession's declared need for research, education and practice addressing social exclusion and marginalization (Emmel et al, 2015;Emmel, 2003;Galheigo, 2011;Lopes & Malfitano, 2016;Santos, 2017;. To address this problem, in 2017 and 2018, an experimental curriculum using the theory of occupational reconstruction was introduced at the University of Brasília, Faculdade de Ceilândia (known as FCE) (Frank & Santos, 2020;Mizue, 2019). Ceilândia was founded by migrant workers, a peripheral settlement to the utopian city of Brasília with a history of racism, poverty, violence, poor nutrition, and inadequate housing (Martins, 2015;Tavares, 2005Tavares, , 2009 Occupational reconstruction theory was selected to align with the emancipatory goals of 'southern epistemologies' in occupational therapy (Guajardo et al, 2015).…”