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Question
What is the clinical relevance of these factors in occupational therapy profession?
- Creation of an academic environment in which students of color feel included.
- Incorporation of cultural awareness and unconscious bias training into professional development for professors and clinical instructors
- Inclusion of curricula for peers that intentionally address and decrease racism
- Formalization of a mentoring program through the National Occupational Therapy Diversity Caucuses to support students of color through school and transition into practice
- Provision of financial support to students for increased access to higher education in health professions, specifically occupational therapy programs. In addition, the following organizational systems need to be in place to provide support for success in practice:
- Support of the creation of a diverse occupational therapy workforce and the use of multicultural theories and conceptual models to guide the provision of culturally sensitive care
- Advocacy for increased access and exposure of occupational therapy services in underserved communities of color.