Check your patron

Reciprocity.  It is customary in ethics to discuss the connection between purpose and values in terms of reciprocity.  The body of knowledge in any discipline - that is, the reflective concepts and the action of technology - is derived from its reciprocal relationship to the purpose of its services... Searching for patronage and constructing a new support system is a dangerous venture for any discipline....The shift to a client system represents, perhaps, a desperate strategy to survive under the awesome pressure of the self-interest of medicine.  - Reilly, (1984).Last year I noted that an article published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy furthers the politicization of the professional association by endorsing very partisan approaches to health care (aka 'Triple Aim' model).  The chronic difficulty with labeling something as 'partisan' is that there will always be that segment of the population that agrees with that approach and does not see it as 'partisan.'  I take the risk in labeling anyway and hope to show why there is reason to pause and carefully consider these approaches.The authors of the article (Leland et.al., 2015) align the concept of 'value' with the IHI 'Triple Aim' that includes "improving the individual experience of care; improving the health of populations; and reducing the per capita costs of care for populations." (Berwick, Nolan, and Whittington, 2008).Occupational therapists should ask themselves and their pr...
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