Discipline of Occupational Therapy

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Chantal is a critical reader of society, our world and the profession of occupational therapy. Nestled somewhere between Edward Said, Franz Fanon, Steven Biko and Paulo Freire my positionality speaks about and to justice and consciousness. This infuses my work as an occupational scientist, academic, teacher, mother, clinical supervisor and occupational therapy practitioner.I have worked in a myriad of contexts, and across time zones, languages and cultures, proving to me that the human condition is similar and prone to dehumanisation and loss. Therefore, although based within the Academy, I believe in taking the university into the streets and growing the streets within the university. I work as a community practitioner.We find ourselves at a critical juncture. How can we as academics facilitate a better world from this position? How can we take the university onto the streets and build critical acts of resistance into our everyday work intentionally working against systemic injustice?I believe that how we work, think, engage, research and write should directly affect the pedestrian, inherited and of oppressive conditions in society.So to prevent you from typecasting me, rather drop me a line, reach out, come study with me, come and collaborate in this beautiful place called Durban, come and we will research important questions together, and think and ponder and dream of a better world through our work.I look forward to the solidarity and shared vision.