AOTA

Edited by Tamera Keiter Humbert, MA, DEd, OTR/L

Many occupational therapy clients value spirituality and view it as an integral part of their identity and well-being. Recognized in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework as a client factor, spirituality and its related occupations can influence clients’ ability to cope, rehabilitate, connect with others, and find meaning. Practitioners need to be able to address spirituality in an occupation-based context to improve client outcomes and well-being.

This exciting new text provides a comprehensive review of spirituality in the occupational therapy literature, examining the nuances of how it is understood throughout the profession in research and practice. The text provides a philosophical and theoretical foundation for understanding spirituality’s role in occupational therapy and provides practical guidance to help practitioners better connect with and serve clients.

Throughout this thougtful work, readers are challenged to seriously consider the role of spirituality in practice and research in the context of occupation, health care, and client-centered practice.

Contents

Part I. General Considerations for Spirituality in Occupational Therapy and Health Care

Chapter 1. Addressing Spirituality in Occupational Therapy

Chapter 2. Contemporary History of Spirituality and Occupational Therapy

Chapter 3. Definitions and Descriptions of Spirituality in Occupational Therapy

Chapter 4. Spirituality Through the Lens of Health Care Chaplaincy

Part II. Understanding Spirituality Through Occupational Therapy Literature

Chapter 5. Philosophical Conceptions of Spirituality in Occupational Therapy

Chapter 6. The Meaning of Meaning: Thinking About Phenomenology and Meaning

Chapter 7. Spirituality and Occupational Therapy: A Conceptual Model for Practice

Chapter 8. Facilitating Therapeutic Use of Self to Integrate Spirituality and Occupational Therapy