Equity , diversity and belonging
A look at the University of Southampton ’ s developing action on allyship within its occupational therapy programme .
Equity , diversity and belonging
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Creating a foundation in allyship
A look at the University of Southampton ’ s developing action on allyship within its occupational therapy programme .
A s occupational therapists and educators at the University of Southampton , we acknowledge the limited learning opportunities in relation to equity , diversity , inclusion and belonging ( EDIB ) across our programmes . The developing actions within our professional communities to recognise and own our collective responsibilities for EDIB and make an active contribution to meet this need has galvanised our action within the university ’ s occupational therapy programmes .
Our first steps towards this call for action and allyship were realised through delivery of a series of six sessions ( see box on page 22 ) integrated into a third year BSc module .
Co-producing educational content
Recognising our own privileged positions as two white , cis gender females , and with a lack of direct representative diversity within our staff team , we reached out to a higher education ( HEI ) institute ally , colleague and friend , Alan
20 OTnews December 2023