The Level of Cultural Responsiveness and its Preparation among Grand Valley State University’s Occupational Therapy Graduates

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Background: In a field that aims to be holistic and client-centered, occupational therapists need to consider their client's culture. Culture is comprised of values, beliefs, and lifestyles and will affect the therapy process (Cheung, Shah, & Muncer, 2002; Cole, Stevenson, & Rogers, 2009). To truly treat clients holistically, therapists need to be culturally responsive in their practice, considering factors which influence therapy and its outcomes. Occupational therapy education programs, therefore, need to prepare its students to be culturally responsive practitioners. This research examined whether Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Occupational Therapy (OT) graduates are culturally responsive and how the program is preparing them in this area Method: A mixed-methods study that utilized a concurrent triangulation strategy was used. A questionnaire with close-ended, Likert-type scale questions and an open-ended question was used to gather data. The questionnaire consisted of the Cul

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