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dc.contributor.authorJohnstone, Jenna
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-14T13:15:20Z
dc.date.available2017-09-14T13:15:20Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/12987
dc.description.abstractProfessional Quality of life (PQoL) is described as the quality one feels in relation to being a helping professional and incorporates both positive and negative aspects (e.g., compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction) (Stamm, 2010). To date, concepts within the PQoL framework have not been fully explored within LTC, nor have they been explored from the perspective of therapeutic recreation professionals. To fill this gap, this narrative inquiry explored the stories of Professional Quality of Life among four TR practitioners working in LTC homes within the Greater Toronto Area. Narrative accounts describe the complexities, tensions, and variations in describing experiences of PQoL among TR practitioners working in LTC homes. Key patterns and plotlines emerged revealing six narrative threads: experiences that fuel the soul and ignite TR spirit; experiences of seeking out opportunities for challenge and change; experiences in encountering professional tensions in TR practice; experiences in developing professional valour as a TR advocate; experiences of the workplace that shape PQoL; and re-imagining practice to foster PQoL. This study provided space for TR practitioners to share their stories surrounding phenomena within the PQoL framework. I offer personal, practical and social justifications of this narrative inquiry to facilitate future conversations in understanding PQoL to assist helping professionals along their professional journey.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectProfessional Quality of Life, Therapeutic Recreation, Long Term Care, Narrative Inquiryen_US
dc.titleExploring Professional Quality of Life among TR practitioners working in Long- Term- Care Homes.en_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2017-09-13T00:00:00Z


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