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How rehabilitation professionals define the concepts of spirituality and religion when working with individuals with disabilities
- Author:
- MORRISON-ORTON Debra J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(2), 2004, pp.37-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Recently, some helping professionals have called for the inclusion of spirituality and religion in practice. This has created an important debate. As a result, it has become apparent that individual educators and practitioners are unclear about what is meant by these concepts as they relate to practice. This study utilized in-depth interviews to understand the essential meanings that fifteen rehabilitation professionals assigned to the concepts of spirituality and religion in their practices with individuals with disabilities. Two essential themes developed for spirituality, and three developed for religion. Implications for the future use of these concepts in practice are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).