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*The NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala is now recruiting anthropology, occupational therapy, public health, and **students in related disciplines for its four-week summer session: July 9 - August 3, 2018. * The field school offers transdisciplinary learning to promote leadership in social justice through collaboration with Guatemala-based NGO and other community partners. *Graduate students and upper division undergraduate majors in anthropology, occupational therapy, public health or related disciplines are encouraged to apply via our website www.napaotguatemala.org <http://www.napaotguatemala.org/> by February 1, 2018. Admissions decisions will be made on a rolling basis. * The field school is a project of the NAPA-OT SIG (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology - Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group) of the American Anthropological Association. Faculty include anthropologists and occupational therapists with credentials and interests in health care access and human rights, child development, and public health. The objectives of the program are: · To explore efforts to achieve social justice in Guatemala, a country with a history of ethnic and class violence · To examine health disparities in Guatemala through applied medical anthropology theory and human rights discourse · To understand the determinants of health and basic epidemiology in developing nations · To provide a transdisciplinary fieldwork opportunity to students of occupational therapy, anthropology, and related subjects · To promote social justice through partnerships in and around Antigua, Guatemala with NGOs, community groups, health care workers, and other social change agents · To explore the concept of “occupational justice” as an emerging practice area in occupational therapy and applied anthropology *Applicants students will have the opportunity to work in one of three project groups:* - *Pediatric Practice: Play as a Therapeutic Practice for Undernutrition, Feeding, and Development* - *Short-term Medical Missions: Critical Humanitarianism* - *Water Sustainability: Cultural Patterns and Household Dynamics* Students also will study Spanish a minimum of 9 hours per week, working one-on-one with certified language instructors at their own level and pace. Visit our website for more information at www.napaotguatemala.org Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc Director NAPA-OT Field School, Guatemala www.napaotguatemala.org ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************