{"id":14457,"date":"2025-05-02T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/?post_type=knowledge_directory&#038;p=14457"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:10:50","slug":"reducing-the-sense-of-obligation-among-caregivers-strategies-for-professionals-and-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/reducing-the-sense-of-obligation-among-caregivers-strategies-for-professionals-and-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing the sense of obligation among caregivers: strategies for professionals and practitioners"},"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 <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>(2 pages) from the Quebec Observatory on Caregiving is aimed at professionals who support caregivers. Exploring the sense of obligation that caregivers may feel and the factors that can exacerbate the feeling, it offers professional strategies for helping caregivers cope with feeling \u201cpressured\u201d to assume the role and exploring their options.  <\/p>\n<p>The document is based on the report,<a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/recognition-without-coercion-navigating-need-obstacles-ethical-dilemmas\/\" 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<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025_02_Infographie_2_Enjeux_Ethiques_ENv1.02B-1.pdf&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;See the fact sheet&#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>See these other publications designed for professional practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/helping-caregivers-self-identity-strategies-for-professionals-and-practitioners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helping caregivers self-identify: strategies for professionals and practitioners <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\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<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fact sheet (2 pages) explores the sense of obligation that caregivers may feel and the factors that can exacerbate the feeling. 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