RSI Leadership Rehab Rounds - Manifesto of a Critical Consciousness
Stephanie Lurch (BScPT, M.Ed) is a storyteller, activist, leader and physiotherapist. A dynamic award-winning educator, Stephanie has worked across multiple settings in the healthcare and education sectors, bridging the gap between academia and practice. Her career has been distinguished by a wide breadth of clinical, teaching and real-life experiences including working with the Cirque du Soleil, as part of a team of caregivers in West Africa, with Indigenous peoples in New Zealand, and currently as a paediatric physiotherapist in the public school system.
Session Description:
Manifesto of a Critical Consciousness
Movement is one of the things that makes us human, whether it is movement of the body or the slow movement of justice. In this keynote address Stephanie Lurch explores notions of injustice, interconnectedness, personal agency and liberation within the contested space of physiotherapy and the health professions. Using personal stories, art and metaphors, she addresses difficult truths, provokes criticality and urges us to rethink how we live, work, learn and play.