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Exploring prayer as a spiritual modality.

Jennifer Farah1, Mary Ann McColl

  • 1Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. jenn.farah@hotmail.com

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Revue Canadienne D'Ergotherapie
|March 8, 2008
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Spirituality in occupational therapy can include prayer as an intervention. This paper offers guidelines to help therapists determine when prayer is appropriate in clinical practice.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Spiritual care
  • Clinical practice

Background:

  • Defining the scope of spiritual interventions in occupational therapy.
  • Exploring the role of spirituality in patient care.
  • Examining prayer as a potential spiritual modality within therapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the integration of prayer into occupational therapy practice.
  • To establish criteria for the appropriate use of prayer in therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of medical and allied health journals.
  • Keywords: spirituality, spirit, religion, prayer.
  • Synthesis of findings to identify benefits and drawbacks of prayer in therapy.

Main Results:

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  • Prayer can be an appropriate occupational therapy intervention.
  • Four key questions must be positively answered to ensure appropriateness.

Conclusions:

  • Provides a decision-making framework for therapists.
  • Guidelines assist in determining the suitability of incorporating prayer.
  • Ensures ethical and effective spiritual care in occupational therapy.