Balbadhur, RaashmiRudman, ElsjeJanse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine SchornHeyns, Tanya2023-11-082023-11-082023-04Balbadhur, R., Rudman, E., Janse van Rensburg, M. et al. A Qualitative Study of Occupational Therapists’ Understanding of Spirituality in South Africa. Journal of Religion and Health 62, 1194–1206 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01552-2.0022-4197 (print)1573-6571 (online)10.1007/s10943-022-01552-2http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93200Occupational therapy is a holistic profession that assists clients to restore meaning to their lives—a vital spiritual task. Spirituality is a multifaceted and multidimensional construct that occupational therapists need to integrate into everyday practice. In this study, Occupational Therapy educators’ and clinicians’ understanding of spirituality in their practice was qualitatively explored by purposively selecting 24 participants who attended a workshop based on an appreciative approach, in Gauteng, South Africa. Data were collected through self-report interview schedules and focus group inquiries and were analysed using the creative hermeneutic method. Participants expressed spirituality in occupational therapy as connectedness, meaning of life and client-centred practice.en© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022. The original publication is available at : https://link.springer.com/journal/10943.Occupational therapySpiritualityAppreciative approachSouth Africa (SA)Health sciences articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingPostprint Article