Wendy:
I am in *complete* agreement with you. It is what the client considers meaningful
from her/his perspective
of spirituality or religious belief system, that the OT needs to respect and take into
consideration, not
vice versa. The idea is to integrate the client's belief systeminto the therapeutic
process and
relationship. In fact I believe that the OT needs to exercise great care not to foist
her/his spiritual or
religious beliefs on the client.
Biraj
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> Mike-
> My immediate thought about your message is: what ever happened to client
> centered practice? I thought the very foundation of OT was in occupations
> that are personally meaningful- the term personally refers to the client, not
> the therapist. The CLIENT'S religion should be respected and influence the
> course of therapy, NOT the therapists. This is similar to shaping
> therapeutic interactions around what the client wants to achieve and the
> level of independence he or she wants to achieve, not how independent I thing
> he or she should be.
>
> Tapping into spirituality as a motivational modality or a realm for
> meaningful occupations is altogether different and quite acceptable, so long
> as it is the client's spirituality.
> Wendy
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