Moral Distress and Intersectionality
| Friday, March 28, 2025 |
| 12:50 PM - 1:50 PM |
| Lupton Hall |
Overview
Presented by: Dr. Kerri Ritchie
Details
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Define structural distress, a specific kind of moral distress in which results from feeling powerless in the face of structural or systemic inequities.
- Examine how power and privilege influences the experience of structural distress.
- Identify how we can support ourselves and others when facing structural distress
Speaker
Kerri Ritchie
Ph.D., C.Psych. Clinical, Counseling, and Health Psychologist Senior Psychologist, The Wellness Program
The Ottawa Hospital
Moral Distress and Intersectionality
Biography and COI Disclosure
Kerri Ritchie, PhD, C.Psych is a bilingual clinical, health, and counseling psychologist. She has cross appointments with the School of Psychology, University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She has worked at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) for over 20 years on inpatient and outpatient services, and as the Professional Practice Coordinator in Psychology and Director of Training.
Since 2010, Dr Ritchie has worked with Dr. Caroline Gérin-Lajoie in the area of staff and physician health. Her current role is Senior
Psychologist, People Health and Wellness at TOH, providing services and programming to staff and medical staff within the
organization.
Dr. Ritchie has been involved in psychology at the national level for over a decade, including serving on the Executive of The Canadian
Council of Professional Psychology Programs (2013-21) and on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Psychological Association
(2017-2024; President 2022-2023).
Since 2010, Dr Ritchie has worked with Dr. Caroline Gérin-Lajoie in the area of staff and physician health. Her current role is Senior
Psychologist, People Health and Wellness at TOH, providing services and programming to staff and medical staff within the
organization.
Dr. Ritchie has been involved in psychology at the national level for over a decade, including serving on the Executive of The Canadian
Council of Professional Psychology Programs (2013-21) and on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Psychological Association
(2017-2024; President 2022-2023).
