Presentation Enothe: OT

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Presentation Enothe OT occupational justice in
The Netherlands

• Working on equality reality in The Netherlands
• By
• Maria Mangartz, Tabea Ebner, Roy Schoorl and
  Marluuke Jakobs
• Students from
• Zuyd University/Hogeschool Zuyd
• Faculty of Health Care
• Department of Occupational Therapy

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The contents of this presentation

• A short introduction
• The working-method we used
• A definition of the concept occupational
  justice
• Occupational justice in The Netherlands
• In particular People with physical disabilities
• Ways in which an OT can contribute towards
  occupational justice in The Netherlands
• Our conclusion
• Discussion

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A short introduction

• Occupational justice in The Netherlands not a
  hot item at the moment (in education and
  practice)
• At first information about global situation of
  occupational justice in The Netherlands
• After that focus on people who are under
  physical disabled conditions

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The working-method we used

• Literature study
• Information from experts
• Looked for and used research

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A definition of the concept Occupational
Justice

• Occupational justice is premised upon the idea
  that if society is to be occupationally just, it
  must enable all people to have the resources to
  engage in occupations that they
• need and want to do,
• regardless of disability,
• socio-cultural position,
• geographical location,
• age or gender.
• (Townsend Wilcock, 2003)

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The general situation in The Netherlands (1 of 2)

• Legislation Algemene Wet Gelijke Behandeling
  (in English General Law Equal Treatment)
  (1994)
• Commission Equal Treatment (1994)

Im treated in contrary with the law.
Commission Equal Treatment (supervises if people
live up to the Law)
Does research, gives opinion and recommendations
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The general situation in The Netherlands (2 of 2)

• OT the Code of Ethics profile Occupational
  Therapists (2001)

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Occupational justice people with physical
disabilities in The Netherlands

• Subject is too large to deal with every aspect
• One group people with physical disabilities
• Results from research Participate with
  disabilities (De Klerk, 2007)

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Results from the research Participate with
disabilities (De Klerk, 2007) (1 of 2)

• Work
• People with a physical disability work less.
• Income
• People with a physical disability get less
  income.
• Spare time
• Physical disabled people are limited in their
  spare time (activities).

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Results from the research Participate with
disabilities (De Klerk, 2007) (2 of 2)

• Living
• Disabled people have in average a lower quality
  of life.
• Aids in use
• Disabled people make different use of aids.
• Generally
• The difference of participation at work and
  within the community didnt get smaller between
  disabled and not disabled people.

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Ways in which an occupational therapist can
contribute towards occupational justice in The
Netherlands

• OT could do a lot for example
• Work with / start a program to support physical
  disabled people
• Help people who are under disabled conditions
  with their spare time (activities).

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Our conclusion

• Not very well-known and implemented
• In education
• In practice
• Great gap between
• theory and practice
• Development is
• started and
• will continue

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List of sources

• Kinébanian A. Le Granse, M. Grondslagen van
  de Ergotherapie (2006) Elsevier, Maarssen
• De Klerk, M. Meedoen met beperkingen (2007)
• Christiansen, C. Townsend, E. Introduction to
  Occupation (2003)
• Dutch Union For OT (Nederlandse Vereniging voor
  ET, NVE) Beroepscode Ergotherapeut (2001)
  Lemma, Utrecht
• CGB.nl

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Special thanks to

• Mrs. B. Piskûr
• Mr. F. Kronenberg
• Mrs. M. Stomph
• Mrs. B. van Bodegom
• Mrs. M. Le Granse

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Questions?
2052815Ebner_at_hszuyd.nl 2052688Mangartz_at_hszuyd.nl
2052541Jakobs_at_hszuyd.nl 2055446Schoorl_at_hszuyd.nl