New Occupational Therapy Education Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at University of Toronto (Applying an Anti-Racist Pedagogy to Develop and Deliver a Racial Microaggressions Workshop for Occupational Therapy Students).

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto explores the development and delivery of a workshop on racial microaggressions for occupational therapy students. The workshop aims to raise awareness and confidence in responding to microaggressions in the classroom, fieldwork, and future practice. The researchers emphasize the importance of an anti-racist pedagogical approach, which connects interpersonal and institutional oppressions to address the impact of microaggressions. The study highlights the potential of an anti-racist approach in informing pedagogical planning for microaggression workshops in health education and beyond. [Extracted from the article]