The Place at the Table event focused on the NFL Boycott and discussed the power of Colin Kaepernick’s campaign, in aspects ranging from his effectiveness, and the purpose of his message. Stemming from an outrage to police brutality and a desire to create a voice for the voiceless, Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the National Anthem at his NFL games. Although it has cost him his career, Mr. Kaepernick continues to spread awareness and donate money to community projects that work to provide a voice to the silenced. This movement has changed over the course of the past year, now being used as a corporate chess piece for the NFL and anti-Trump propaganda. The important takeaway from this discussion was that media-framing is an important
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In Taylor’s Underlying Principles of the Intentional Relationship Model, principle ten states “Cultural Competence is Central to Practice”, explaining that the therapist must be informed of human diversity (e.g; age, sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status) (Taylor 2008). Cultural competence is fundamental to a therapist’s skillset, and remain a mindful consideration when working with individuals with different cultural values in order to maintain optimal client relations. Taylor goes on to explain that “When people share world views, religious or spiritual orientations, occupations, cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds, or other important things in common, they may experience this sharing as a powerfully validating and comforting experience (Taylor 2008)”. But, this shared viewpoint does not always manifest itself as a comforting experience, as shown by the NFL boycott. This comes into play with Colin Kaepernick’s campaign, as he is addressing that cultural competence does not take place in this country, but rather there is a bias against non-dominant cultures, deeming them voiceless in the eyes of the majority. Beginning with police brutality, the police racially profile those of non-white backgrounds and target them with more force as a result, thus negating cultural competence in the eyes of Kaepernick’s movement. Cultural competence is critical to the practice of occupational therapy, as it provides an understanding of different backgrounds that one must collaborate with in any given session. Again, by recognizing the differences among us and choosing to appreciate them, we can learn more not only about the cultures of others, but those of ourselves and truly value society. This is important to incorporate as an occupational therapist professional, as the knowledge and sensitivity of non-dominant cultures can lead to increased client-relations, which
In Taylor’s Underlying Principles of the Intentional Relationship Model, principle ten states “Cultural Competence is Central to Practice”, explaining that the therapist must be informed of human diversity (e.g; age, sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status) (Taylor 2008). Cultural competence is fundamental to a therapist’s skillset, and remain a mindful consideration when working with individuals with different cultural values in order to maintain optimal client relations. Taylor goes on to explain that “When people share world views, religious or spiritual orientations, occupations, cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds, or other important things in common, they may experience this sharing as a powerfully validating and comforting experience (Taylor 2008)”. But, this shared viewpoint does not always manifest itself as a comforting experience, as shown by the NFL boycott. This comes into play with Colin Kaepernick’s campaign, as he is addressing that cultural competence does not take place in this country, but rather there is a bias against non-dominant cultures, deeming them voiceless in the eyes of the majority. Beginning with police brutality, the police racially profile those of non-white backgrounds and target them with more force as a result, thus negating cultural competence in the eyes of Kaepernick’s movement. Cultural competence is critical to the practice of occupational therapy, as it provides an understanding of different backgrounds that one must collaborate with in any given session. Again, by recognizing the differences among us and choosing to appreciate them, we can learn more not only about the cultures of others, but those of ourselves and truly value society. This is important to incorporate as an occupational therapist professional, as the knowledge and sensitivity of non-dominant cultures can lead to increased client-relations, which