Summary :
Many occupational therapists seek to practice a profession that embodies values they consider valuable and important. In practice, however, they encounter barriers limiting the respect of these values. As a result, some occupational therapists experience ethical distress. A research has been conducted to gather the perceptions of francophone Quebec occupational therapists of the barriers and facilitators to the updating of their values. To this end, a phenomenological research design was chosen and twenty-six occupational therapists were interviewed. The participants report obstacles and facilitators of micro, meso and macro-environmental nature to the updating of their values. As for the ethical distress, some of them mention having experienced it, while others express their preference for a term less emotionally charged. The results of the research are, in general, consistent with those reported in the literature. They document a disturbing reality that is still poorly documented in occupational therapy.
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Article rédigé par :
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Marie-Josée Drolet
Ergothérapeute
Éthicienne
Professeure au département d’ergothérapie
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
3351, boul. des Forges, C.P. 500
Pavillon de la Santé, bureau 3832
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 5H7
marie-josee.drolet@uqtr.ca
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Marie Goulet
Ergothérapeute
Candidate au doctorat en philosophie (concentration en éthique appliquée)
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
3351, boul. des Forges, C.P. 500
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 5H7
marie.goulet1@uqtr.ca