ACHIEVING IMPACT USING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN EDUCATION, FOR MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES AND IN PUBLIC HEALTH
With
Associate Professor Emma George, Program Director, Occupational Therapy
School of Allied Health Science and Practice,
The University of Adelaide &
Board Director, Occupational Therapy Australia &
Australian Delegate, World Federation of Occupational Therapists
PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Adelaide | June 2025
Associate Professor Emma George is a leader in occupational therapy, fascinated by the role and importance of occupation as a right for health and well-being. Her research projects all explore the way we address health inequities among marginalised people and communities with a commitment to social and occupational justice.
She has led and collaborated in research on national policy implementation, the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, and the recovery from exploitation and modern slavery in Australia and India.
In all of her research she am committed to learning more about occupational injustices (marginalisation, alienation, deprivation, imbalance, apartheid and dysfunction), the recognition and realisation of rights, and the response of allied health in order to promote equity and justice, culturally safe practice and trauma informed care. She is an Occupational Therapy Australia board director and serves as the elected Australian delegate to the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.
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