Background and Purpose: Both the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the American Occupational
Therapy Association (AOTA) have organizational entities that promote growing diversity
among their members. The American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) welcomes therapist
cultural diversity by including international participation, but it currently does
not have an organization entity to promote ethnic and cultural diversity among its
members. The purpose of this preliminary study is to investigate the perceived facets
of diversity among hand therapists by completing a qualitative analysis of answers
to four open-ended questions.
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Short Description: The APTA and AOTA have departments promoting diversity among members, but ASHT does not. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate perceptions of diversity among 14 prospective hand therapists. All found ethnic/cultural diversity and competence important for patients' care. Recommendations to grow a diverse hand therapy workforce were given. Further in-depth needs assessments are needed.
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