Ethical tensions in occupational therapy practice: Conflicts and competing allegiances

BACKGROUND.: Ethical tensions inevitably arise in practice in light of diverse agendas embedded in practice contexts. Such tensions can contribute to moral distress and lead to professional burnout and attrition. Despite potentially serious implications, little work has been done to examine how various allegiances in occupational therapy practice can set up ethical tensions. PURPOSE.: In this article, we present findings of an exploratory study …