On this episode we talk with occupational therapist Lisa Mahaffey, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA about dignity of risk. Lisa is a Professor at Midwestern University and has served the profession in many ways including on the board of directors for the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association, on the Board of Directors for AOTA, and as the current ILOTPAC Committee Chair. Lisa is a scholar of disabilities studies and an advocate for change within the profession.
Dr. Mahaffy’s wishes to give credit to Dr. VanPymbrouck and Dr. Harrison who worked with her in their first Dignity of Risk Presentation:
VanPymbrouck, L., Mahaffey, L., and Harrison, A. (2018) Ethical dilemma in practice: How to support a person’s right to go home when our measures say they shouldn’t. ILOTA 2018 Conference Presentation.
