Religious Literacy in Healthcare

This article continues an ongoing conversation about religious literacy in healthcare. It presents a literature review and practitioner perspectives to bridge theory and praxis. Practitioners confirmed themes from literature and expressed the need for religious literacy for client-centred care and s...

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Published inReligion & education Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 102 - 120
Main Authors Chan, W. Y. Alice, Sitek, Jessica
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.01.2021
Subjects
positionality
Religious literacy
spiritual identities
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Summary:This article continues an ongoing conversation about religious literacy in healthcare. It presents a literature review and practitioner perspectives to bridge theory and praxis. Practitioners confirmed themes from literature and expressed the need for religious literacy for client-centred care and self-awareness, to remain neutral and aware of their own biases. Thus, we propose a PCSS Reflections Model to support practitioners' self-awareness of the personal-cultural-structural-spiritual dimensions of themselves, their clients, profession, and society. On this basis, we argue for including skill-based religious literacy training in hospitals, universities, and colleges to instill an understanding of religious, spiritual, and non-religious clients in care.
ISSN:1550-7394
1949-8381
DOI:10.1080/15507394.2021.1889453