Dr. Mica Mitchell is a pediatric physical therapist and a professor at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC. She serves as the APTA Pediatrics North Carolina State Pediatric Advocacy Liaison and is a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workgroup within APTA Pediatrics.

In part one of this this two-part series, we talked with Dr. Mitchell about the foundational concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how the understanding of these topics is paramount to practicing as a pediatric physical therapist or aspiring pediatric physical therapist. Dr. Mitchell describes how an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion propel us forward as clinicians and support our patients and clients during their time with us.

Resources:

Dr. Mica Mitchell on Twitter @MMitchellPCS

APTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: https://www.apta.org/apta-and-you/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

Harvard's Project Implicit for implicit bias testing: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html

Johns Hopkins Diversity Wheel: https://www.jhsph.edu/_archive/redesign-jhsph-edu/phase-3/diversity-and-inclusion/_images/wheel.jpg

On Intersectionality: Essential Writings by Kimberlé W. Crenshaw: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/255/

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