2001
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2001.00231.x
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Occupational therapists and the concept of power: A review of the literature

Abstract: The concept of power is discussed in the broader health literature and the occupational therapy literature from three perspectives. These are the trait approaches to professionalization, the medical dominance perspective and the view of health care work places as organizations. The results of the review suggest that the power of the profession of occupational therapy is linked to a number of factors. These include its status as an occupation, the fact that the majority of its members are women and the extent t… Show more

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“…This meta-synthesis has shown that the systems that structure delivery of services can create clashes of ideology and tensions within service delivery teams. Issues of power struggles with other disciplines and problems with professional identity have been explored to some extent in the literature (Griffin, 2001). In particular, problems with professional identity and lack of awareness of what occupational therapists do has been identified as a source of work dissatisfaction (Moore et al, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This meta-synthesis has shown that the systems that structure delivery of services can create clashes of ideology and tensions within service delivery teams. Issues of power struggles with other disciplines and problems with professional identity have been explored to some extent in the literature (Griffin, 2001). In particular, problems with professional identity and lack of awareness of what occupational therapists do has been identified as a source of work dissatisfaction (Moore et al, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The problems that permeate across occupational therapy practice areas appear to be perceptions about our status and professional identity (Griffin, 2001), ethical and moral dilemmas (Horowitz, 2003), the need to reason through clinical problems in novel and complex circumstances (Unsworth, 2001), and provision of inadequate support and supervision (Sweeney et al, 2001). The consequences of these challenges may involve disillusionment, burnout, undermining of autonomy, loss of professional identity and attrition from the profession (Moore et al, 2006).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The literature would suggest (Ferguson‐Pare 1998, Roberts 2000, Farrell 2001) that these nurses are demonstrating oppressed group behaviours. Historically, the literature has supported that, as a professional group, nursing has been oppressed by hospitals, physicians and administrators (Ashley 1975, Reverby 1987, Brown & Seddon 1996, Kuokkanen & Leino‐Kilpi 2000, Farrell 2001, Griffin 2001, Trossman 2003).…”
Section: Nursing Has Been Oppressed Historicallymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Through the use of this critical lens, visions of possibilities for change, [5] supporting the development and implementation of critical actions towards realising these possibilities could be identified. To further students' ability to engage in a possibilities-based practice, Griffin [14] suggests the development of skills such as negotiation and conflict resolution, and those influencing decision-making within the healthcare system. Similarly, Kronenberg et al [9] name skills such as creative networking, writing proposals and political lobbying as requisites for occupational therapists to shape and influence the face of healthcare in SA.…”
Section: Curriculum Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%