Barriers to Integration of Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Occupational Therapy Education in a South African context

Integration of spiritual aspects in teaching and learning is very important for educators and students. The study explored the barriers impeding the integration of spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education in a South African context. An exploratory-descriptive study employing...

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Published in:Journal of spirituality in mental health
Authors: Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey (Author) ; Wegner, Lisa (Author) ; Roman, Nicolette V. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-79
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AH Religious education
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Education
B Barriers
B Spiritual care
B occupational therapy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Integration of spiritual aspects in teaching and learning is very important for educators and students. The study explored the barriers impeding the integration of spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education in a South African context. An exploratory-descriptive study employing focus group discussions was conducted with purposive sample of 29 occupational therapy students and 9 educators. Thematic analysis was used in this study. Themes emerged from the present study which identified the barriers to spirituality and spiritual care included barriers to teaching spirituality in the classroom; barriers to spirituality in fieldwork practice and barriers to spirituality at personal level.
Item Description:19.2017, 1-4 ist in einem zusammengebundenen Band erschienen
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2016.1206843