Authors suggest that healthcare reform has brought about significant changes to the definition and practice of professionalism. Authors go on to say that occupational therapy practitioners must continually strive to provide excellent patient care, delivering positive patient outcomes while responding effectively to the increasing financial and administrative constraints. Fourteen occupational therapy practitioners participated in this study. Each participant was interviewed over 12 month period. Each participant was interviewed three times and was asked to keep a monthly diary of critical incidents. A process of narrative analysis was developed to analyze these data. Authors found that the changes that have occurred throughout healthcare reform have affected professional values, expertise, status, and accountability.
Mackey, H. (2013). Living tensions: Reconstructing notions of professionalism in occupational therapy. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(3), 168-176.
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Mackey, H. (2013). Living tensions: Reconstructing notions of professionalism in occupational therapy. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(3), 168-176.