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- Title
LES INJUSTICES OCCUPATIONNELLES VÉCUES PAR DES PERSONNES TRANS: PERCEPTION CROISÉE DE PERSONNES TRANS ET D'ERGOTHÉRAPEUTES DU QUÉBEC (CANADA).
- Authors
Nicole, Mélodie; Drolet, Marie-Josée
- Abstract
It is increasingly discussed in Canada and other countries that trans people experience social injustices that affect their daily lives (Abramovich et al., 2020; Davidson, 2015; Espineira and Thomas, 2022; Hana et al., 2021), including their journey through various health systems (Wall et al., 2023; Zeeman et al., 2019). Nonetheless, few studies have focused on the impact of these injustices on their occupations and the occupational injustices experienced on a daily basis from the perspective of trans people (Dowers et al. 2019; Mc Carthy et al., 2020; Swenson et al., 2022). The purpose of this research was to explore the occupational injustices experienced by trans people in their daily lives, including those encountered in the Quebec healthcare system. To this end, four trans people and eight occupational therapists (most of whom had personal or professional experience with trans people) took part in the study in order to triangulate experiential, professional and theoretical knowledge. Individual semi-structured interviews using a photo-elicitation approach (Clark-Ibàñez, 2004) were conducted with trans people and two focus groups were conducted with occupational therapists. The results reveal that trans people experience deprivation, alienation and occupational imbalances. These inequities affect five types of occupations: 1) occupations based on binary norms; 2) occupations performed in uncomfortable or hostile environments; 3) occupations influenced by minority stress; 4) occupations related to restricted access to care; and 5) occupations performed in excess to support gender-sensitive care. The results of this study are generally consistent with the literature, but for the first time specifically document the occupational injustices experienced by trans people. As well, it highlights that occupational and social injustices are intimately related and both stem from cisgenderism. Occupational therapists who wish to improve their practice with trans people will benefit from understanding these injustices in order to better combat them and avoid perpetuating them.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Province); HUMAN rights; HEALTH facilities; HEALTH services accessibility; SOCIAL support; RIGHT to work (Human rights); ATTITUDES of medical personnel; RESEARCH methodology; INTERVIEWING; SOCIAL justice; PATIENTS' attitudes; OCCUPATIONAL therapy; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; MINORITY stress; HEALTH equity; TRANSGENDER people; OCCUPATIONAL therapists
- Publication
Revue Francophone de Recherche en Ergotherapie, 2023, Vol 9, Issue 2, p41
- ISSN
2297-0533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13096/rfre.v9n2.242