Sachs D, Labovitz D R
Department of Occupational Therapy, Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, Israel.
Am J Occup Ther. 1994 Nov-Dec;48(11):997-1005. doi: 10.5014/ajot.48.11.997.
This article links two dimensions of occupational therapy within the context of professionalism: the role of caring and the implications of occupational therapy being a predominantly female profession.
Seven occupational therapists representing various levels of professional experience were interviewed to determine (a) how female occupational therapists perceive caring and (b) the implications of this perception for professional role definitions.
Participants' daily professional work role was determined by three factors: the interpretation of holistic philosophy in their everyday activities as occupational therapists, the influence of their caring attitude in broadening their responsibilities beyond the occupational therapists' role definition, and the organizational settings in which their work took place.
The seven participants had a broad definition of the scope of their professional responsibilities and experienced difficulty defining the limits of their role. Caring is a central part of the occupational therapists' role; therefore, perceptions about caring are central to the role definition of occupational therapists.
本文在专业精神的背景下将职业治疗的两个维度联系起来：关怀的作用以及职业治疗作为一个主要由女性构成的职业所产生的影响。
对七位代表不同专业经验水平的职业治疗师进行了访谈，以确定（a）女性职业治疗师如何看待关怀，以及（b）这种看法对专业角色定义的影响。
参与者日常的专业工作角色由三个因素决定：作为职业治疗师在日常活动中对整体理念的诠释、她们关怀态度在将其职责扩展到职业治疗师角色定义之外所产生的影响，以及她们工作所在的组织环境。
这七位参与者对其专业职责范围的定义很宽泛，并且在界定其角色界限时遇到困难。关怀是职业治疗师角色的核心部分；因此，对关怀的看法对于职业治疗师的角色定义至关重要。
