Basic vs. applied science: The ongoing OT and OS debate

 Over the course of the last several years an important professional debate about social justice has been occurring in the occupational therapy profession.That actual debate started innocently by a student who posted a question in the Public Forums on OT Connections who was interested in conversation about an RA motion to remove Social Justice from the AOTA Code of Ethics.  That student disagreed, stating that she did not think that Social Justice represented a single political philosophy and that it should not be removed.Some leaders in the occupational therapy community voiced their support of the student's position, stating that social justice is not reflective of a singular political ideology and should not be re-framed as such.  There was near immediate disagreement, with other AOTA members expressing that it does represent a single political ideology.The basis of the eventual RA vote that supported inclusion of Social Justice was made on the questionable premise that Social Justice does not represent a single political ideology.  In the ensuing years of debate a lot of evidence has been provided to counter that premise.  The new draft of the AOTA Code of Ethics removes the term 'social justice' but many of the constructs remain embedded within the document.  That document remains in revision and feedback is still being collected.I am prompted to write this reflective summary because I believe that a new level of evidence about the nature of...
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