Occupation as Spiritual Activity

Brenda S. Howard; Jay R. Howard

doi:10.5014/ajot.51.3.181

Occupation as Spiritual Activity

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Abstract

Although spirituality is rarely explicitly mentioned in the occupational therapy literature, it is implied as an interwoven part of the human system. This article explores the meaning of occupation in the context of sociological and Judeo-Christian theological frameworks and the meaning of spirituality in the occupational therapy clinic. A case is made for acknowledging spirituality in clinical reasoning as a centralizing component of the patients' motivation and assignment of meaning to life.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.3.181
State	Published - Jan 1 1997

Keywords

occupational therapy
philosophy
sociology
spirituality

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Occupational Therapy
Other Religion
Sociology

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