OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS
What is Occupational Justice?
Term emphasizing rights, responsibilities, and liberties that enable individual to
experience health and quality of life through engagement in occupations
enablement of fairness & equal opportunity (possibly with different resources)
no discrimination based on ability, age, or other factors
social commitment to universal design & accessibility
enabling everyone to flourish to their greatest potential
individually or as members of communities
What is Occupational Injustice?
Occupational injustices occur when people are denied physical, social, economic,
or cultural resources or opportunities to be engaged in meaningful occupations
How does occupational justice relate to client-centered practice?
There is a relationship between occupation, justice and client-centred practice
These have an implication on the individual
Why is occupation important?
Humans are occupational beings
Existence depends on enablement of diverse opportunities and resources for
participation in culturally-defined and health-building occupations
What is client-centered practice with regard to occupational justice?
Enabling of social inclusion is a justice-oriented, client centred practice
create diverse opportunities and resources
for people to participate in culturally-defined, health-building occupations
What are the concerns for occupational justice?
Denial of universal access to opportunities and/or resources to participate in
culturally-defined, health-building occupations is unjust
Lack of enabling, client-centred practices restricts the opportunities and/or
resources required for diverse people to participate in the occupations of a society
What are the 4 types of Occupational Injustice?
What is occupational deprivation?
o Individuals being denied the opportunity and resources to participate in
occupations
What is occupational alienation?
o People are required to participate in occupations they find meaningless with
little recognition or reward
What is occupational marginalization?
o When individuals lack the power to exercise occupational choice as can occur
when persons are stigmatized by illness or disability.
What is occupational imbalance?
o When an individual is underemployed or unemployed and has too little to do.
What are the implications for occupational therapy practice?
Occupational therapists need to adjust the way they view issues that prevent a
client’s occupational engagement
, One needs to identify the environmental and systems barriers that prevent the client
from engaging in occupations
Explain occupational risks within the South African context
How do we see occupational risk and occupational injustice in South Africa? Which
groups are vulnerable?
Link between health in general and occupational health
What are including the individual and population health in SA?
What is influencing you occupational health currently? Are you at risk of occupational
risk factors?
Explain the Occupational Justice Framework as an interface between the individual and
contextual factors
Occupational injustice
Occupational Occupational
determinants Occupational risk apartheid
factors
(Occupational injustice types)
THE OTTAWA CHARTER
* See more information in “Occupation and Society” related to Health Promotion
What is Occupational Justice?
Term emphasizing rights, responsibilities, and liberties that enable individual to
experience health and quality of life through engagement in occupations
enablement of fairness & equal opportunity (possibly with different resources)
no discrimination based on ability, age, or other factors
social commitment to universal design & accessibility
enabling everyone to flourish to their greatest potential
individually or as members of communities
What is Occupational Injustice?
Occupational injustices occur when people are denied physical, social, economic,
or cultural resources or opportunities to be engaged in meaningful occupations
How does occupational justice relate to client-centered practice?
There is a relationship between occupation, justice and client-centred practice
These have an implication on the individual
Why is occupation important?
Humans are occupational beings
Existence depends on enablement of diverse opportunities and resources for
participation in culturally-defined and health-building occupations
What is client-centered practice with regard to occupational justice?
Enabling of social inclusion is a justice-oriented, client centred practice
create diverse opportunities and resources
for people to participate in culturally-defined, health-building occupations
What are the concerns for occupational justice?
Denial of universal access to opportunities and/or resources to participate in
culturally-defined, health-building occupations is unjust
Lack of enabling, client-centred practices restricts the opportunities and/or
resources required for diverse people to participate in the occupations of a society
What are the 4 types of Occupational Injustice?
What is occupational deprivation?
o Individuals being denied the opportunity and resources to participate in
occupations
What is occupational alienation?
o People are required to participate in occupations they find meaningless with
little recognition or reward
What is occupational marginalization?
o When individuals lack the power to exercise occupational choice as can occur
when persons are stigmatized by illness or disability.
What is occupational imbalance?
o When an individual is underemployed or unemployed and has too little to do.
What are the implications for occupational therapy practice?
Occupational therapists need to adjust the way they view issues that prevent a
client’s occupational engagement
, One needs to identify the environmental and systems barriers that prevent the client
from engaging in occupations
Explain occupational risks within the South African context
How do we see occupational risk and occupational injustice in South Africa? Which
groups are vulnerable?
Link between health in general and occupational health
What are including the individual and population health in SA?
What is influencing you occupational health currently? Are you at risk of occupational
risk factors?
Explain the Occupational Justice Framework as an interface between the individual and
contextual factors
Occupational injustice
Occupational Occupational
determinants Occupational risk apartheid
factors
(Occupational injustice types)
THE OTTAWA CHARTER
* See more information in “Occupation and Society” related to Health Promotion
