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 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.

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This article discusses the importance of religious literacy in healthcare, with practitioners emphasizing the need for such literacy to provide more client-centered care. The proposed PCSS Reflections Model aims to support practitioners in increasing self-awareness of personal-cultural-structural-spiritual dimensions. It is argued that skill-based religious literacy training should be included in hospitals, universities, and colleges to promote understanding of religious, spiritual, and non-religious clients in care.