Anti-Oppressive Documentation Practices for Occupational Therapists  2025

Anti-Oppressive Documentation Practices for Occupational Therapists? is organized by Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) / Association canadienne des ergotherapeutes (ACE) and will be held on May 23, 2025.

Description:
This half-day workshop equips occupational therapy professionals with foundational knowledge on anti-oppressive documentation practices and with concrete tools to begin applying anti-oppressive documentation practices to their current practice. During the first part of the workshop, the presenters will introduce participants to important concepts of anti-oppressive documentation practices in a lecture format. During the second part, participants will have the opportunity to practise applying learned concepts and discuss current challenges and opportunities in practice in small groups in breakout rooms with the support of presenters.

Learning objectives:
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

1. Recognize the ways that documentation practices can contribute to or work against oppression, particularly for minoritized communities across Canada. 
2. Critically reflect on their current documentation practices. 
3. Apply anti-oppressive documentation practices to their current occupational therapy practice.