Learning from Occupational Therapy in Latin America

Pamela Talero Cabrejo is a Colombian-born occupational therapist and Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University, USA. She has worked both as a clinician and educator on various healthcare projects. She is based in Arizona.Vagner Dos Santos is a Brazilian-born occupational therapist and Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He serves as an associate editor for a Brazilian occupational therapy journal. He is based in New South Wales.Nicholas Pollard is a Senior Lecturer in occupational therapy and the course leader for the MSc pre-registration programme at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He has written and presented widely on critical explorations of occupational therapy. He is based in Sheffield.

An informative, timely, and cogent publication that makes a significant contribution to the occupational therapy and occupational science bodies of knowledge at a critical point in time. The contributing chapter authors come from diverse cultural backgrounds, broad lived experiences of human occupation, informed occupational theoretical viewpoints, and the professional and first hand experiences of occupational therapists in Latin America. The Lifeways, Identities, Territories, and Arenas chapter sections of Learning From Occupational Therapy in Latin America also provide a structure for the prospective reader to understand the comprehensive and diverse themes, concepts and ideas covered in this scholarly edited book. I highly recommend this publication for anyone wanting to broaden their social justice and inclusive practice knowledge and perspectives related to the unique cultural, social, theoretical, and professional practice contexts of occupational therapy and occupational science in Latin America.