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The Power of Language and the Current Promotion of the Profession

Brock CookAmelia Di Tommaso

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Reference to cite: Cook, B., Di Tommaso, A.. (2014). The power of language and the current promotion of the profession. Paper presented at the 'Queensland Occupational Therapy Conference: Engage, Inspire, Advance’, Noosa, Australia, October 25.

“no-one knows what we do”

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The Power of Language

An Object does not contain the knowledge to define itself but rather it is defined by our interactions with it and others around us.

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OT is the Object

People will construct their knowledge about Occupational Therapy by their relationships with Occupational Therapy

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Modern Communication

1.32 billion monthly active users as of June 30, 2014

271 million monthly active users as of October 14, 2014

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The Challenge

Reflect on the material you share with friends and family and how this might promote the profession

Talk with people. Create positive, understanding “relationships” with Occupational Therapy

Don’t be afraid to speak up against content that doesn't promote the profession very well.

Be Proud of OT

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References

Elder-Vass, D. (2012). The Reality of Social Construction. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Burr, V. (2003). Social Constructionism. Second Edition. East Sussex: Routledge

http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/10/14/facebook-versus-twitter-infographic/

https://www.facebook.com/OccupationalTherapyMemes

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“When people talk to each other, the world gets constructed.”

Brock Cookwww.brockcook.com

Amelia Di TommasoAmelia.DiTommaso@canberra.edu.au

(Burr, 2003)

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