{"id":14440,"date":"2025-05-02T14:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=14440"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:52:26","slug":"helping-caregivers-who-dont-identify-as-such-strategies-for-professionals-and-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/helping-caregivers-who-dont-identify-as-such-strategies-for-professionals-and-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping caregivers who don\u2019t identify as such: strategies for professionals and practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fiche-Mieux-accompagner-les-personnes-proches-aidantes-EN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>fact sheet <\/strong><\/a>(1 page) from the Quebec Observatory on Caregiving is aimed at professionals who work with caregivers. It addresses the reasons why some carers may be reluctant to identify with the label and proposes various approaches to improving their support. <\/p>\n<p>The document is based on the report,<a href=\"\/?p=12097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Recognition Without Coercion: Navigating Need, Obstacles and Ethical Dilemmas in Caregiver Recognition and Self-Identification<\/strong><\/a> (2025), by the Quebec Observatory on Caregiving.<\/p>\n<p><em>Special thanks to Marie Larose, Marie Lorange and Audrey-Maude Rainville for their valuable input in reviewing and strengthening this fact sheet.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default_wrapper preset--module--divi-button--default_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-button--divi-transition--default preset--module--divi-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Fiche-Mieux-accompagner-les-personnes-proches-aidantes-EN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-icon=\"$\">See the fact sheet<\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Like to know more?<\/h6>\n<p>See these other publications designed for professional practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/?p=8585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Helping caregivers self-identify: strategies for professionals and practitioners <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/?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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fact sheet (1 page), aimed at professionals who work with caregivers, addresses the reasons why some carers may be reluctant to identify with the label and proposes various approaches to improving their support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14433,"parent":0,"template":"","format":[49],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"auteur":[258,436],"organisme":[205],"class_list":["post-14440","knowledge_directory","type-knowledge_directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","auteur-camille-girard-marcil-en","auteur-florence-potvin-en","organisme-quebec-observatory-on-caregiving"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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