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Occupation As Spiritual Activity, Brenda S. Howard, Jay R. Howard
Occupation As Spiritual Activity, Brenda S. Howard, Jay R. Howard
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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.