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Addressing Spirituality In Occupational Therapy Treatment, Barbara R. Howe
Addressing Spirituality In Occupational Therapy Treatment, Barbara R. Howe
Masters Theses
Literature review identified confusion in the definitions of spirituality with religion. However, there have been attempts to separate the two definitions by professionals who consider holism an important concept of clinical practice. This · study was designed to identify occupational therapists' definitions of spirituality in clinical practice. Also under investigation was the therapist's assessment and use of spirituality for treatment purposes.
A survey was sent to a random sample of occupational therapists in order to gather data about their spiritual activities, their personal definitions of spirituality and their use of spirituality in evaluation and treatment of clients.
Occupational therapists who …
An Inquiry: The Concept And Application Of Empowerment, Pamela Kay Wheelock
An Inquiry: The Concept And Application Of Empowerment, Pamela Kay Wheelock
Masters Theses
While empowerment is a dominant concern in mental health care, services often reflect the inadequate use of an empowerment-based frame of reference. This study seeks to enlarge the understanding of empowerment so that more effective services can be established.
Using naturalistic inquiry methodology, this study explores the lived experience of empowerment through direct dialogue with both mental health consumer advocates and mental health occupational therapists. Data were collected and evaluated using a hermeneutic dialectic process. A series of three interviews were done with six respondents.
Analysis of the interviews revealed striking contrasts between the therapists' and advocates' perspectives in relation …