'Do not ask me to remain the same': Foucault and the professional identities of occupational therapists

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Mackey, Hazel ^a  

^a Bucknall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Michel Foucault; Power knowledge; Professional identity; Workforce redesign

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250157410     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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