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Blog Post Challenge #10

For my last post I wanted to write about what Vision 2025 means to me. Vision 2025 states "Occupational therapy maximizes health, well-being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living". First off whoever came up with this statement deserves some type of award! I believe this vision encompasses everything that occupational therapy stands for. After reading one of our essay questions on the final exam I realized how the word diversity fits our field and vision so well. Diversity encompasses acceptance and respect, it means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. This can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, and political beliefs. Diversity, occupational therapy, as well as or vision all go hand in hand and it makes me very proud to be a part of such a wonderful profession.

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