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- Title
Moral Distress Within Rehabilitation Counseling.
- Authors
Bourgeois, Paul; Green, Kathleen; Hartley, Michael; White, Michele; Clarke, Brian
- Abstract
Purpose: This study surveyed sources of moral distress within rehabilitation counseling practice. Method: A mixed-methods approach, the study used both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Results: Of the 83 participants who completed the survey, the average rating of moral distress was 4.32 (uncomfortable), with 43% reporting a distress rating of 5 (uncomfortable/distressing) or higher. Based on the descriptions, common sources of moral distress involved (a) compromised service delivery, client welfare, and resources, (b) conflicts between client, treatment team, and family, (c) leadership and climate, and (d) organizational policy and practice. Conclusions: Implications address areas for ongoing discussion, including considerations for how to address moral distress to potentially reduce professional burnout and compassion fatigue with in rehabilitation counseling.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ETHICS; RESEARCH methodology; LEADERSHIP; CLIENT relations; MEDICAL care; REHABILITATION of people with mental illness; SURVEYS; MEDICAL care use; CONFLICT management; DECISION making; PUBLIC welfare; MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL sampling; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; REHABILITATION counseling; CORPORATE culture
- Publication
Rehabilitation Research, Policy & Education, 2021, Vol 35, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
2168-6653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/RE-20-08