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The consequences of "benevolent" colonial powers and structural inequities in the implementation of Jordan's principle in Manitoba, Canada by Gerlach, Alison J, Sinha, Vandna, Lach, Lucy, Balfour, Marcel, Flett, Maryann E

“…Jordan's Principle is a legal requirement for the Canadian government to address gaps in services for First Nations children and ensure timely services that…”
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Sharpening our critical edge: Occupational therapy in the context of marginalized populations by Gerlach, Alison J

“…An emerging and important area of occupational therapy practice involves engaging with various individuals and population groups who live in marginalizing…”
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A Critical Reflection on the Concept of Cultural Safety by Gerlach, Alison J.

“…Background. Cultural safety broadens and transforms the discourse on culture and health inequities as experienced by diverse populations. Purpose. To…”
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Disrupting assumptions of risky play in the context of structural marginalization: A community engagement project in a Canadian inner-city neighbourhood by Gerlach, Alison J., Jenkins, Emily, Hodgson, Kate

“…•Current ‘risky play’ discourses lack relevancy for marginalized communities.•Intersecting social and structural factors constrain outdoor play in urban…”
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Engaging Indigenous families in a community‐based Indigenous early childhood programme in British Columbia, Canada: A cultural safety perspective by Gerlach, Alison J., Browne, Annette J., Greenwood, Margo

“…This article is part of a larger study that explored how an Indigenous early intervention programme in British Columbia (BC), Canada, known as the ‘Aboriginal…”
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Exploring Continuities Between Family Engagement and Well-Being in Aboriginal Head Start Programs in Canada: A Qualitative Inquiry by Gerlach, Alison J., Gignac, Joan

“…Children and families receive maximum benefits from early childhood programs when families are actively engaged. “Parental involvement” is an established…”
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Expanding beyond individualism: Engaging critical perspectives on occupation by Gerlach, Alison J., Teachman, Gail, Laliberte-Rudman, Debbie, Aldrich, Rebecca M., Huot, Suzanne

“…Background: Perspectives that individualize occupation are poorly aligned with socially responsive and transformative occupation-focused research, education,…”
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Sharpening our critical edge: Occupational therapy in the context of marginalized populations: Aiguiser notre sens critique : L’ergothérapie dans le contexte des populations marginalisées by Gerlach, Alison J.

“…Background. An emerging and important area of occupational therapy practice involves engaging with various individuals and population groups who live in…”
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Navigating Structural Violence with Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada by Gerlach, Alison J., Browne, Annette J., Sinha, Vandna, Elliott, Diana

“…Internationally, the welfare of Indigenous children continues to be severely compromised by their involvement with child welfare authorities. In this context,…”
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Interrogating play as a strategy to foster child health equity and counteract racism and racialization by Gerlach, Alison J., Browne, Annette J.

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Exploring Continuities between Family Engagement and Well-Being in Aboriginal Head Start Programs in Canada by Gerlach, Alison J, Gignac, Joan

“…Children and families receive maximum benefits from early childhood programs when families are actively engaged. "Parental involvement" is an established…”
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Relational approaches to fostering health equity for Indigenous children through early childhood intervention by Gerlach, Alison J., Browne, Annette J., Suto, Melinda J.

“…This paper reports on key findings of a critical qualitative inquiry undertaken with an Indigenous early child development (ECD) program in Canada, known as…”
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Autism and Autism Services with Indigenous Families and Children in the Settler-Colonial Context of Canada: A Critical Scoping Review by Gerlach, Alison J., Matthiesen, Amarens, Moola, Fiona J., Watts, Jackie

“…In Canada, Indigenous families and children experience structurally-rooted marginalization due to longstanding and ongoing histories of colonization and…”
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Promoting critically informed learning and knowing about occupation through conference engagements by Aldrich, Rebecca M., Galvaan, Roshan, Gerlach, Alison J., Rudman, Debbie Laliberte, Magalhães, Lilian, Pollard, Nick, Farias, Lisette

“…As occupation-focused discussions and applications of critical theoretical perspectives increase, attention must also be paid to how different spaces of…”
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Shifting our Gaze: Thinking Critically about ׳Culture by Gerlach, Alison J

“…The complexity of ‘culture’ and its expression in occupational therapy practice and education continues to be explored and debated extensively within our…”
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"Walking side by side": Being an occupational therapy change agent in partnership with Indigenous clients and communities by Gerlach, Alison J, Smith, Monique Gray

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