Promoting Professional Identity in Child, Youth and Lifespan Care:

Authors

  • Varda Mann-Feder Department of Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University
  • Tony Maciocia Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, Montreal, Quebec

Abstract

This paper presents a workshop model for promoting self­ care through professional identity among child, youth and lifespan care workers. It was designed for a group of hospital workers, who were experiencing apathy and frustration as a result of role confusion in a large institution staffed primarily by health professionals. Indications from the literature are that the struggle for recognition as professionals is experienced by lifespan care workers in other hospital settings and even in primary settings. The role of professional associations is stressed pro­ moting worker development.

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Published

1998-03-01

How to Cite

Mann-Feder, V. ., & Maciocia, T. (1998). Promoting Professional Identity in Child, Youth and Lifespan Care:. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 12, 80–88. Retrieved from http://acycpjournal.pitt.edu/ojs/jcycw/article/view/263

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