Occupational therapy at the ‘cultural interface’: Lessons from research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

摘要

Background: In 2008, the Council of Australian Governments announced its goals to improve Indigenous life expectancy, health, education and employment: ‘Closing the Gap’ (Commonwealth of Australia, 2008). Internationally, occupational therapists seek to promote social justice and human rights through occupation. Despite this effort, Australian occupational therapists have largely remained silent in response to the national agenda of closing the gap in Indigenous health.