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Resources for Racial Justice

General anti-racist resources

Includes readings, podcasts, parenting resources
bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Showing Up for Racial Justice Toolkit: Calling People in Around “Violence”
docs.google.com/document/d/1BQVqLVl-3zVb0VcsOZB7JKVaVsHIlyjwM6cvdcqWHaI

Resources on structural racism and police violence from SAGE Publishing (free access)
group.sagepub.com/structural-racism-police-violence

Ways to support the Black LGBTQIA+ community
thecut.com/2020/06/ways-you-can-support-the-black-lgbtq-community.html

Resources supporting Black Mental Health

Racial Trauma Resources
docs.google.com/document/d/1vadHymJW_-SIAWEEuWxQ798OOSFcbJtXOpCtOEujvhc

Teaching/faculty resources

Antiracist Pedagogy Collective
sites.google.com/usc.edu/arpc/about/readings-and-resources

Anti-racist pedagogy guide, from USC libraries
libguides.usc.edu/antiracistpedagogy

Sample syllabi statements, from Appalachian State University
cae.appstate.edu/inclusive-excellence/sample-syllabi-statements

Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice (with additional topics in side panel)
cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-race

Occupational science/occupational therapy readings

Hagopian, A., West, K. M., Ornelas, I. J., Hart, A. N., Hagedorn, J., & Spigner, C. (2018). Adopting an anti-racism public health curriculum competency: The University of Washington experience. Public Health Reports, 133(4), 507-513. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354918774791

Hammell, K. W. (2011). Resisting theoretical imperialism in the disciplines of occupational science and occupational therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802211X12947686093602

Self-care resources from Calm.com

A list of Black Mindfulness and Movement leaders
blog.calm.com/blog/black-lives-matter

How to use mindfulness to stand in solidarity with the Black Community
blog.calm.com/blog/how-to-use-mindfulness-to-stand-in-solidarity-with-the-black-community

Free resources
calm.com/together

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.