Catherine Brookman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6578984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Brookman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Brookman |
| SIGNATURE | BROOKMAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catherine Brookman Consulting; Richmond Hill Ontario Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3404-172X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Community-based personal support workers’ responses to health and safety risks
Across sectors, neo-liberal logics render individual workers responsible for health and safety while limiting public protections against hazards. This article considers how ‘responsibilisation’ strategies shape responses to health and safety risks among community-based personal support workers in Ontario, Canada. Using mixed-methods data, we consider how structural and demographic conditions exacerbate risks. We argue that the relational aspects …
Home Care Workers’ Skills in the Context of Task Shifting
Task shifting, which involves the transfer of care work from regulated health-care professionals to home care workers (HCWs), is a strategy to ensure the efficient delivery of home care services in Canada and internationally. Using a feminist political economy approach, this paper explores the effects of task shifting on HCWs' skills. Task shifting may be understood as a form of downward substitution-and an effort to increase control over workers…
Task shifting in the provision of home and social care in Ontario, Canada
Growing healthcare costs have caused home-care providers to look for more efficient use of healthcare resources. Task shifting is suggested as a strategy to reduce the costs of delivering home-care services. Task shifting refers to the delegation or transfer of tasks from regulated healthcare professionals to home-care workers (HCWs). The purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of task shifting on the quality of care provided to older adu…
Task shifting in the provision of home and social care in Ontario, Canada
Growing healthcare costs have caused home-care providers to look for more efficient use of healthcare resources. Task shifting is suggested as a strategy to reduce the costs of delivering home-care services. Task shifting refers to the delegation or transfer of tasks from regulated healthcare professionals to home-care workers (HCWs). The purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of task shifting on the quality of care provided to older adu…
Home Care Workers’ Skills in the Context of Task Shifting
Task shifting, which involves the transfer of care work from regulated health-care professionals to home care workers (HCWs), is a strategy to ensure the efficient delivery of home care services in Canada and internationally. Using a feminist political economy approach, this paper explores the effects of task shifting on HCWs' skills. Task shifting may be understood as a form of downward substitution-and an effort to increase control over workers…
Task shifting in the provision of home and social care in Ontario, Canada
Growing healthcare costs have caused home-care providers to look for more efficient use of healthcare resources. Task shifting is suggested as a strategy to reduce the costs of delivering home-care services. Task shifting refers to the delegation or transfer of tasks from regulated healthcare professionals to home-care workers (HCWs). The purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of task shifting on the quality of care provided to older adu…
Home Care Workers’ Skills in the Context of Task Shifting
Task shifting, which involves the transfer of care work from regulated health-care professionals to home care workers (HCWs), is a strategy to ensure the efficient delivery of home care services in Canada and internationally. Using a feminist political economy approach, this paper explores the effects of task shifting on HCWs' skills. Task shifting may be understood as a form of downward substitution-and an effort to increase control over workers…
Community-based personal support workers’ responses to health and safety risks
Across sectors, neo-liberal logics render individual workers responsible for health and safety while limiting public protections against hazards. This article considers how ‘responsibilisation’ strategies shape responses to health and safety risks among community-based personal support workers in Ontario, Canada. Using mixed-methods data, we consider how structural and demographic conditions exacerbate risks. We argue that the relational aspects …
Health care (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (2 works) · Task (project management (2 works)