Occupational therapists and the concept of power: A review of the literature

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-34

  Griffin, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care teams; Occupational therapy; Power; Professions

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035056249     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2001.00231.x     Document Type: Review

References (62)

1. Occupational therapists perceptions of their undergraduate preparation for the workplace
2. Occupational therapy 1981-86: Trends and implications
3. Occupational therapy administrators and clinicians: Differences in demographics and values
4. A question of status
5. Can we aspire to power in physiotherapy
6. The impact of educational level on occupational and physical therapists' perceptions of professional status
7. Power in practice: A study of nursing authority and autonomy
8. Defining and developing professionalism
9. Managerial leadership and staff OTR job satisfaction
10. Gamesmanship: The art of strategizing ... turn your personal power into organizational power
11. Sources of organisational power for women in the health care field
12. Conflicts for the female therapist: Some reflections
13. Staff nurses' perceptions of hospital power structures
14. How well do you use power?
15. First year occupational therapy students: Profile and perceptions
16. Management in occupational therapy - Challenge of the eighties
17. The Merlin factor: Creating our strategic intent for the future today
18. The bases of social power
19. The meaning of power
20. Foot prints on the sands of time - Reflecting in the impact of attitude
21. Shaking our foundations Part 1: Occupational therapy - Its path to professionalisation
22. Beginning to look at why occupational therapists leave the profession: A survey carried out in Leicestershire
23. Attributes of a profession
24. Embracing our past, informing our future: A feminist re-vision of health care
25. Teaching power concepts
26. Editorial. To be or not to be political?
27. Occupational therapy and feminism. A reluctant sisterhood
28. Study day on assertiveness and occupational therapists
29. Substitutability of work and the professionalization of occupational therapists
30. Feminist or feminine? The feminine principle in occupational therapy
31. The demise of diffidence: An agenda for occupational therapy
32. Empowerment and staff nurse decision involvement in nursing work environments: Testing Kanter's theory of structural power in organisations
33. Ageing profession, enlightened professionals?
34. The national perspective. Watch the parade long enough
35. Interwoven threads: Occupational therapy, feminism and holistic health
36. Collaborating for political action
37. The issue is: Positioning for power
38. The politics of advanced practice
39. Why research?
40. Prestige of allied health professionals: Perceptions of occupational and physical therapists
41. Fundamental concerns: Confidence, competence and career recognition
42. Occupational therapy in Australia - Where are we going to and how do we get there
43. National Perspective. Themes to lead CAOT into the future
44. Information is power
45. Muriel Driver memorial lecture. Making our mark in the market place
46. The Casson Memorial Lecture 1992: Always a little further
47. How can we facilitate the return of occupational therapists to the profession after a break in service?
48. An uneasy alliance: Nursing and the women's movement
49. Nurse-doctor relationships in multidisciplinary teams: Ideal or real?
50. Profession building in the new health care system
51. Acquiring and using power effectively
52. Managing the doctor-nurse game: A nursing and social science analysis
53. Occupational science: A new source of power in occupational therapy