Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey"
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A Commentary of occupational justice and occupation-based community development frameworks for social transformation: The Marikana event
Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey (South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021)Background: The Occupational justice framework is significant in enabling communities to collaborate with occupational therapists to strengthen social vision and enhance occupational potential. It has been highlighted that ... -
A cross-sectional descriptive study of occupational therapy students’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education
Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey; Roman, Nicolette V.; Wegner, Lisa (Springer, 2016)Spirituality and spiritual care both have received increased attention over the course of this past decade from different disciplines. However, for many years, in the occupational therapy profession, the importance of ... -
Parents' experiences of parenting an adolescent abusing substances
Kalam, Aziza; Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey (Stellenbosch University, 2018)Adolescent substance abuse is one of the most significant current discussions in social and public health (Wegner & Flisher, 2009). According to the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU), it ... -
The role of spirituality and spiritual care in complementary and alternative medicine: A scoping review
Hoosen, Mujeeb; Roman, Nicolette Vanessa; Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey (BanglaJOL, 2021)Spirituality has become more prevalent in health professions other than complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In CAM, spirituality appears to be part of a foundational component of the clinical practice, which ... -
Spirituality in the occupational therapy community fieldwork process: a qualitative study in the South African context
Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey; Wegner, Lisa; Roman, Nicolette V. (Occupational therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: Spirituality is an integral part of communities; it is influenced by the environment and provides meaning and purpose to occupations. However, spirituality has been a controversial concept within the profession ... -
Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education: A systematic review
Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey; Wegner, Lisa; Roman, Nicolette V. (AFAHPER-SD, 2016)Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education has been identified as a need to enhance holistic care. However, educators seemed to be unprepared and have insufficient knowledge about how to include ... -
Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb practice in South Africa
Hoosen, Mujeeb; Roman, Nicolette Vanessa; Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey (BMC, 2023)Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual ...