Critiquing the Canadian Model of Client-Centered Enablement (CMCE) for Indigenous Contexts.

ABSTRACT: Background. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada outlines the need for health care professionals to create more welcoming spaces for Indigenous Peoples. The scope of occupational therapy is continually expanding-yet the profession itself is grounded in and derived from a dominant Eurocentric worldview, and practice is designed to serve a homogenous Western populace. Purpose. To critically examine the Canadian Model of Client-Centered Enablement (CMCE) for its value within Indigenous contexts. Key Issues. The CMCE is positioned as a client-centered model, however there is a clear hierarchical client-professional relationship threaded throughout. Concepts such as enable, advocate, educate, coach, and coordinate demonstrate paternalistic authority, lacking re

SUBMITTER: Hunter C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733346 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature