This paper was initially written for a European Academy of Caring Science workshop and aimed to provide clarity and direction\nabout Caring Science by offering some ideas emerging from the philosophy, themes, and projects of EACS. An underpinning\nconcept for the work of the Academy is the life world. The focus of the workshop was to explore the life world of the patient, student,\nand carer. The intention was to promote discussion around the need to provide alternative ways to conceptualise caring relevant\nknowledge, naming phenomena and practices central to caring sciences, and the educational curriculum and its adequacy for caring\nscience. This paper seeks to identify concepts and approaches to understanding oppression, power, and justice which enable nurses\nto challenge the structures in health care environments which discriminate or disempower clients. Anti-oppressive practice theory\nand reflexive life world-led approaches to care enable nurses to be critical of their practice. A framework for teaching social justice\nin health care is offered to augment teaching students to challenge oppressive practice and to assist nurses to reflect and develop\nconceptual models to guide practices which are central to promoting caring interactions.
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