{"id":12097,"date":"2025-02-17T13:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=12097"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:07:05","slug":"recognition-without-coercion-navigating-need-obstacles-ethical-dilemmas","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/recognition-without-coercion-navigating-need-obstacles-ethical-dilemmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition Without Coercion : Navigating Need, Obstacles and Ethical Dilemmas in Caregiver Recognition and Self-Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rapport-enjeux-ethiques_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a><\/strong> (46 pages) from the Quebec Observatory on Caregiving explores the ethical issues related to caregiver recognition and self-recognition, primarily in the Quebec context. It highlights the unintended consequences of recognition, including instrumentalization, professionalization, formalization and stigmatization, and considers the broader ramifications of how these concepts are applied. Why do some individuals choose not to identify as caregivers? Is recognition always desirable? Does promoting recognition increase the sense of obligation among caregivers? These and other questions are examined in depth.<\/p>\n<p>The report is based on a grey and scientific literature review, as well as on input from key caregiving stakeholders and personal accounts from caregivers.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rapport-enjeux-ethiques_ENG.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Read the report &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Like to know more?<\/h6>\n<p>Based on the report, the two fact sheets below offer tools for supporting professional interventions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&amp;p=14440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Helping caregivers who don\u2019t identify as such: strategies for professionals and practitioners<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&amp;p=14457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reducing the sense of obligation among caregivers: strategies for professionals and practitioners<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report (46 pages) from the Quebec Observatory on Caregiving explores the ethical issues related to caregiver recognition and self-recognition, primarily in the Quebec context. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14407,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[52,53],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"auteur":[],"organisme":[205],"class_list":["post-12097","knowledge_directory","type-knowledge_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","organisme-quebec-observatory-on-caregiving"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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