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Podcast: Matters of the Heart & Soul
Episode: Diversity & Inclusion with Vashene Barfiled
Description: On this episode we catch up with President and Licensed Occupational Therapist of Inpatient Rehabilitation of Post Acute Services- Ms. Vashene Barfield. Vashene shares her experiences of maneuvering through the field of occupational therapy with unconscious racism and lack of diversity. She gives amazing insight on being "the only black in the room", reflections of her own self-identity, and powerful advice to others dealing with diversity and inclusion issues in the workplace by "using your voice".
As of 2019, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that for Occupational therapists 80% are white, 6.61% are Asian, 6.23% are Black, and 1.56% are 2 or more races...