A Call to Arms for Professional Sustainability and Practitioner’s Mental Health

Zahava L. Friedman, Caylee Banta

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Abstract

Despite professional commitment to wellness, supporting and addressing clinician mental health and professional sustainability has not been historically prioritized or well-understood within the occupational therapy profession. This paper discusses how to build a mentally strong, resilient, sustainable current and future occupational therapy workforce at the personal and systemwide levels to prioritize practitioner mental health. Specific barriers to and support for practitioner occupational balance and mental health as well as systemwide professional sustainability are discussed highlighting a Model of the Interplay of Occupational Balance and Professional Sustainability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)904-917
Number of pages14
JournalOccupational Therapy in Health Care
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Healthcare workers
  • mindful self-compassion
  • occupational balance
  • practitioner mental health
  • professional sustainability

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