Spirit, Occupation and Disability

McColl, Mary Ann

doi:10.1177/000841740006700403

Cited by 47 publications

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“…Townsend et al (1999) and McColl (2000) offered many helpful illustrations of the way in which occupational therapists respect, consider and facilitate the spirituality of clients in the practice of occupational therapy.…”

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Spirituality Unplugged: A Review of Commonalities and Contentions, and a Resolution

Unruh¹,

Versnel²,

Kerr³

2002

Can J Occup Ther

126

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Spirituality is an important and essential component of occupational therapy, but recent publications in occupational therapy literature also raise questions about the adequacy of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists' definition of spirituality and the relationship of spirituality to occupational performance. Re-examination of spirituality and occupation is needed to better understand the role of occupational therapists with respect to spirituality. In this paper, the authors examine the common themes that are inherent in definitions of spirituality from diverse professional perspectives. The commonalities and contentions inherent in these definitions are then contrasted with the perspectives of occupational therapists. This discussion is followed by a challenge for re-examination of spirituality in the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance, and an argument that occupational identity rather than spirituality should have a central position. The implications of spirituality and occupational identity for evidence-based occupational therapy are considered.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As noted by Taylor, Mitchell, Kenan, and Tacker (2000), the majority of these publications have come from Canadian occupational therapists. Two recent papers (McColl, 2000;Whalley Hammell, 2001) illustrate the significant interest in spirituality in Canadian occupational therapy.…”

Section: Résumémentioning

confidence: 99%

Spirituality Unplugged: A Review of Commonalities and Contentions, and a Resolution

Unruh¹,

Versnel²,

Kerr³

2002

Can J Occup Ther

126

105

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“…These range from lack of understanding or knowledge about spirituality (Engquist etal. 1997) which may be the result of lack of or little education relating to spirituality during training (McColl 2000), to concerns over whether or not it is within their role to address spiritual needs (Udell and Chandler 2000).…”

Section: The Relevance Of Spirituality To Healthcare Professionalsmentioning

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Spirituality—the emergence of a working definition for use within healthcare practice

Mayers

Johnston

2009

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^Southern Health and Social Care TrustCorrespondence to: c.mayersl@yorksj.ac.ukConsiderations of a person's spirituality and/or spiritual needs are necessary in order to provide holistic and person-centred intervention within healthcare. However, the term "spirituality" is difficult to define clearly, so healthcare professionals are often unsure as to what exactly spiritual needs are, and also what their role is in addressing these. An in-depth literature review was therefore carried out in order to evaluate the various definitions:firstly, to evaluate how health professionals define spirituality, and, secondly, to explore the relationship between spirituality and health. The review revealed that spirituality is a highly subjective concept, with personal meanings and unique realities for individuals. Some people believe it involves recognition of a deity or a personal relationship with God, while others argue it can be defined simply as an expression of our truest selves or inner beings. Many prefer to use religious language in describing spiritual needs, thus supporting the inclusion of reference to the sacred or supernatural in any proposed definition of spirituality. Exploration of the concept of spirituality also uncovered its relationship to disability, illness, recovery, and health/well being. A working definition has emerged from analysis of the literature which is proving to be of use to healthcare professionals within their practice.

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“…Similar to the other helping professions, occupational therapists noted multiple barriers to incorporating spirituality into practice (Enquist, Short-DeGraff, Cliner & Oltjenbruns, 1997).One is lack of training in spiritual aspects of care (Enquist et al, 1997) and a second was the fear of intruding on another"s beliefs (Egan & Swedersky, 2003, McColl, 2000Thompson & MacNeil, 2006). There was also a lack of conceptual clarity and confusion about the role of spirituality (Hammell, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other therapists in the study authored by Enquist et al (1997) also believed this. Other barriers include an assumption that discussing spirituality with clients is taboo or inappropriate for health professionals (Enquist et al, 1997) and too emotionally charged (McColl, 2000;Thompson & MacNeil, 2006).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

In the Beginning: A Canadian Ethnographic Study on Sources and Definitions of Spiritual Reflection Used by Health Care Professionals Who are Not Chaplains

O’Connor

Chow

Payne

et al. 2010

J Pastoral Care Counsel

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This qualitative study presents a literature review, methodology, findings and discussion from a sample of 20 health care professional around their experiences of sources and definitions of spiritual reflection. The sample includes nursing, social work, occupational therapy, medicine, physiotherapy, music therapy, psychology and recreational therapy. Major sources are music, poetry, stories and sacred texts. Definitions are meaning making and encountering the divine along with personal reflection on values and assumptions. Limitations of the research and recommendations for education, practice and future research are also presented.

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Spirit, Occupation and Disability

Cited by 47 publications

References 59 publications

Spirituality Unplugged: A Review of Commonalities and Contentions, and a Resolution

Spirituality Unplugged: A Review of Commonalities and Contentions, and a Resolution

Spirituality—the emergence of a working definition for use within healthcare practice

In the Beginning: A Canadian Ethnographic Study on Sources and Definitions of Spiritual Reflection Used by Health Care Professionals Who are Not Chaplains

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