Trauma-informed care and occupational justice for Jewish students in college contexts

Occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) play a vital role in enabling individuals to engage meaningfully in everyday life. However, environmental constraints and systemic inequities often create barriers to this engagement. The concept of occupational justice is grounded in the belief that every individual has the right to pursue occupations of their choice. It calls on practitioners to identify and address external factors that limit self-determined, meaningful participation (Hocking, 2017). The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (OTPF-4; American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2020), reinforces this responsibility by urging all OTPs—both occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants—to advocate for and support meaningful participation for individuals, groups, and populations across the lifespan.