Ikiugu Moses N, Schultz Sally
Department of Occupational Therapy, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion 57069-2390, USA.
Can J Occup Ther. 2006 Apr;73(2):86-97. doi: 10.2182/cjot.05.0009.
In 1986, Estelle Breines argued that occupational therapy identity problems could be resolved by acquiring tools that enable therapists to analyze their profession in a sophisticated manner. Breines identified philosophical inquiry as one of these tools.
This study examined how pragmatism can provide a philosophical framework for occupational therapy practice and knowledge.
An analysis of a sample of occupational therapy literature, philosophy of pragmatism literature, and Slagle lectures delivered between 1955 and 1995 was completed. Themes underlying the assumptions, principles, and values articulated in the literature and the Slagle lectures were identified and compared.
Findings of the analysis indicate that some of the core assumptions, principles, and values of occupational therapy as identified in occupational therapy literature and the Slagle lectures are conceptually consistent with those of the philosophy of pragmatism.
Pragmatism may provide a philosophical framework to organize the knowledge and practice of occupational therapy and assist with clarifying the profession's identity.
1986年，埃斯特尔·布赖内斯认为，职业治疗身份问题可以通过获取能让治疗师以复杂方式分析其职业的工具来解决。布赖内斯将哲学探究视为这些工具之一。
本研究探讨实用主义如何能为职业治疗实践和知识提供一个哲学框架。
对1955年至1995年间发表的职业治疗文献样本、实用主义哲学文献以及斯莱格尔讲座进行了分析。确定并比较了文献和斯莱格尔讲座中所阐述的假设、原则和价值观背后的主题。
分析结果表明，职业治疗文献和斯莱格尔讲座中所确定的职业治疗的一些核心假设、原则和价值观在概念上与实用主义哲学的假设、原则和价值观一致。
实用主义可能为组织职业治疗的知识和实践提供一个哲学框架，并有助于明确该职业的身份。
