The Participatory Occupational Justice Framework as a tool for change: Three contrasting case narratives

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Figure 1. Participatory Occupational Justice Framework processes

Figure 2. Participatory Occupational Justice Framework contextual drivers

Table 1. Epistemological foundations of the POJF

Article	Ways of knowing, being and doing	Focus	Key words
I	Occupation focussed practitioners strive to engage in critical reflexivity to constantly challenge gaps between specific discipline-oriented philosophies, theories and everyday practice, as well as between universal principles of human rights and institutional policies, practices and environmental conditions	Human rights	Reflexive practice, institutional discourses, environments/conditions
II	Occupation focussed practitioners aim to be collaborative and participatory in all stages of decision-making and throughout all decision-making processes	Equalised power relations	Collaborative, power sharing, decision making
III	Occupation focussed objectives ideally address the means and ends of social inclusion for the people they work with who are, or may be at risk of becoming, marginalised, disadvantaged or oppressed	Social inclusion	Occupational engagement, at risk persons and populations, participation
IV	Occupation focussed approaches and methods are those which seek to engage people as individuals, as families and as communities in obligatory, necessary and voluntary occupations deemed culturally appropriate by those persons, individually or collectively	Social and cultural relevance	Meaningful occupation as determined by individual, family and community perspectives, situated meaning
V	Collaborative objectives are those ideally aimed at ensuring more equitable opportunities and resources are available for people to exert optimal levels of control and choice in everyday occupations	Equitable opportunities and resources	Optimising levels of choice, control and determination
VI	Occupation focussed practitioners strive to work with others in pursuit of the ideal of occupational justice irrespective of attendant political and economic challenges and current environmental limitations. Hope, and a vision of possibility, underpins their efforts despite attendant environmental, cultural, political or economic constraints	Agency within adverse environments	Commitment, hope, advancement of occupational justice

Table 2. Summary of POJF case illustrations and contexts

Case	Context	POJF process focus	Participants/partners
1	Community	Strategize mobilisation of resources	Muslim women
2	NGO	Raising awareness of occupational injustice	Newly arrived refugees
3	Government institution	Support implementation and continuous evaluation	Patients in forensic care/Occupational therapists

Figure 3. Australian sports media personality Tomilaris with members of the cycling sisters

Figure 4. Celebrating the visibility of cycling sisters

Figure 5. Life Skills program for Humanitarian Settlement Programme participants in session at Multicultural Development Australia

Figure 6. The horticulture project included building raised garden beds

Figure 7. Horticulture programmes provide opportunities for occupation in the high secure setting