Article
Occupation as Spiritual Activity
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Disciplines
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.3.181
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.
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This article was archived with permission from American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., all rights reserved. Document also available from American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Citation Information
Howard, Brenda S. and Jay R. Howard. 1997. “Occupation as Spiritual Activity.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy 51:181-185.