Guidelines to integrate spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education: A modified Delphi study

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2018

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Taylor & Francis

Abstract

This modified Delphi study aimed to develop educational guidelines for integrating spirituality and spiritual care into occupational therapy education. The first round comprised a self-administered questionnaire, the second round used a faceto-face workshop, and last round reviewed the developed educational guidelines, which reached the highest agreement and median values greater than 3.25. A panel of 18 comprised occupational therapy educators, clinicians, and nursing experts were recruited. A total of 126 out of 142 items reached the highest agreements from the panel participants, categorized based on the content knowledge-based, importance, skills, ethics, pedagogical approaches, teaching and learning strategies, and assessment of student learning.

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Education, Delphi study, Occupational therapy, Spiritual care, Spirituality

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Thuli G. Mthembu, Lisa Wegner & Nicolette V. Roman (2018) Guidelines to Integrate Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Occupational Therapy Education: A Modified Delphi Study, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 34:2, 181-201, DOI: 10.1080/0164212X.2017.1362367