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Conference of „Occupational Science Europe“

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In Hildesheim, Germany

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OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE EUROPE 2017

Thursday 7th September 2nd Think Tank for Occupation-Based Social Transformation Dear colleagues, We welcome you to the 2nd Think Tank for Occupation-Based Social Transformation. It is bringing together a world-wide multi-sectoral group of people who are committed to being actively involved in gathering information, providing ideas, and creating pathways towards solutions of how to tackle issues of social and health inequalities. Occupation may be described broadly as the various everyday activities people do as individuals, in families and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life and contribute to the social fabric of the community. Occupations include things people need to, want to and are expected to do (http://www.isoccsci. org/). It is understood that occupation is important for health and well-being and that what we do together may be fundamental to social change. The think tank is an opportunity for open discussions and exchange of views, with an ‘igniter talk’ to get us inspired from Lisette Farias, a doctoral student at the University of Western Ontario, Canada

(“Social transformation through occupation: Moving beyond intentions for enhancing justice?”). Participants will work in small groups around specific themes that have been developed from the outcomes of the 1st meeting of the Think Tank (Galway, 2016) and the results of the questionnaire that has been distributed. By the end of the day each group will have constructed a shared vision around the specific theme and identified concrete steps for achieving this. We look forward to working with you towards our shared vision of social transformation through occupation, and towards a just society for all.

The Organizing Group HAN NAKE VAN B RU G G E N : . . . . Director

FAPADAG, The Netherlands Hallam University, UK SAR AH K ANTART Z I S : ...............Queen Margaret University, UK BAR BAR A P I S KU R : ....................Zuyd University of Applied Science, The Netherlands N I C K P O L L AR D : .......................Sheffield Hallam University, UK D E B B I E RU D MAN : ....................University of Western Ontario, Canada SAN D R A S C H I L L E R : ................University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim, Germany SALVAD O R S I M O : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Vic, Spain C L AI R E C R AI G : ..........................Sheffield

FAC E B O O K :

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...............................Social Transformation Through Occupation

MEETING IN DIVERSITY — OCCUPATION AS A COMMON GROUND

Time Schedule for the Think Tank Think Tank 09:00–09:20

Introduction SAR AH K ANTART Z I S , D E B B I E L AL I B E RTE RU D MAN , SAN D R A S C H I L L E R . SALVAD O R S Í M O, HAN N E KE VAN B RU G G E N

09:20–10:00

Igniter Talk by Lisette Farias: Social Transformation through Occupation: Moving beyond Intentions for Enhancing Justice?

10:00–11:00

Working in Topic-Specific Small Groups on Step 1: Assessing the Current Situation

11:00–11:30

Break

11:30–13:00

Working in Topic-Specific Small Groups on Step 2: What Is Our Vision for 2037?

13:00–14:30

Lunch Break Dialogue regarding On-going Projects

14:30–16:00

Working in Topic-Specific Small Groups on Step 3: What to Do?–Developing Our Action Plan

16:00–16:30

Break

16:30–18:00

Plenary Session: Sharing of Visions and Action Plans FAC I L ITATE D BY: SAR AH K ANTART Z I S , D E B B I E L AL I B E RTE RU D MAN , SAN D R A S C H I L L E R . SALVAD O R S Í M O, HAN N E KE VAN B RU G G E N

Suggested Topics for the small Groups (all participants have been asked to register in advance): NB: in naming ‘social issues’ we are aware of the multiple conditions that generate these issues and a need to address not only the results but also the causes. 1. Clarifying and defining: Which areas of social transformation are we looking at? What do we mean by occupation-based social transformation? Why might this be necessary? How does it differ from other practices? 2. Promoting good practice: What does good practice look like? What are key aspects of occupation-based social transformation practices? 3. Communicating and networking: What partnerships are important to establish and foster? How can we best move forward in building bridges and establishing partnerships? How can we facilitate communication (knowledge exchange) within and beyond the network? 4. Establishing resources: What key resources are required to develop and enact occupation- based social transformation projects? How can we work to establish these resources? 5. Enabling students and practitioners: What needs to be within our educational curriculum to support occupation-based social transformation? How can we redesign educational curricula towards social transformation?

6. Addressing key social issues–Unemployment/underemployment: How well are we addressing this social issue via occupation-based social transformation? What would it be like to address this social issue via occupation-based social transformation and what steps can we take to achieve our vision? 7. Addressing key social issues–Refugees: How well are we addressing this social issue via occupation-based social transformation? What would it be like to address this social issue via occupation-based social transformation and what steps can we take to achieve our vision? 8. Addressing key social issues–Poverty: How well are we addressing this social issue via occupation-based social transformation? What would it be like to address this social issue via occupation-based social transformation and what steps can we take to achieve our vision? 9. Addressing key social issues–Ecological sustainability: How well are we addressing this social issue via occupation-based social transformation? What would it be like to address this social issue via occupation-based social transformation and what steps can we take to achieve our vision?

By the end of the day each group will have constructed a shared vision around the specific theme and identified concrete steps for achieving this. Each participant will be expected to identify the specific actions that he or she will undertake

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