TY - JOUR

T1 - Training Researchers in the Field of Religion, Spirituality, and Health: Experiences from a Workshop in the United States and Recommendations for Future Workshop Curricula

AU - Stripp, Tobias Anker

AU - Long, Elaine C

AU - Mosashvili, Ketevan

AU - Cipta, Andre M

AU - LaBat, Sean J

AU - Seshadri, Sandhya

N1 - © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

PY - 2023/10/1

Y1 - 2023/10/1

N2 - Although a substantial amount of research has been conducted in the field of religion, spirituality, and health, much still needs to be done. Training of researchers to conduct studies in the field of religion, spirituality, and health is essential for continued academic and methodological rigor. Such training should be globally oriented to ensure both representation and evidence from non-western cultures which is currently lacking. While little attention is given to this area in mainstream contemporary academic curricula, some researchers in the field have provided exceptional leadership in designing programs to train future researchers. In this commentary, the authors who participated in one such training program at Duke University, offer their insights based on a qualitative descriptive analysis of survey responses from a sample of participants. These insights relate to participants' perceptions of the most valuable experiences from a workshop on religion, spirituality, and health, and include recommendations for future content in training programs in this field. The multicultural aspect of the program with researchers, clinicians, and other professionals from 17 different countries was the most enriching aspect of the workshop. One of the key recommendations for future training efforts is to dedicate workshop time for participants to work collaboratively in the design and plan for international and interdisciplinary research projects with guidance from faculty.Please confirm if the author names are presented accurately and in the correct sequence (given name, middle name/initial, family name). Author 1 Given name: [Tobias Anker] Last name [Stripp]. Also, kindly confirm the details in the metadata are correct.They are correct.

AB - Although a substantial amount of research has been conducted in the field of religion, spirituality, and health, much still needs to be done. Training of researchers to conduct studies in the field of religion, spirituality, and health is essential for continued academic and methodological rigor. Such training should be globally oriented to ensure both representation and evidence from non-western cultures which is currently lacking. While little attention is given to this area in mainstream contemporary academic curricula, some researchers in the field have provided exceptional leadership in designing programs to train future researchers. In this commentary, the authors who participated in one such training program at Duke University, offer their insights based on a qualitative descriptive analysis of survey responses from a sample of participants. These insights relate to participants' perceptions of the most valuable experiences from a workshop on religion, spirituality, and health, and include recommendations for future content in training programs in this field. The multicultural aspect of the program with researchers, clinicians, and other professionals from 17 different countries was the most enriching aspect of the workshop. One of the key recommendations for future training efforts is to dedicate workshop time for participants to work collaboratively in the design and plan for international and interdisciplinary research projects with guidance from faculty.Please confirm if the author names are presented accurately and in the correct sequence (given name, middle name/initial, family name). Author 1 Given name: [Tobias Anker] Last name [Stripp]. Also, kindly confirm the details in the metadata are correct.They are correct.

KW - Evaluation

KW - Existential

KW - Qualitative description

KW - Religion

KW - Spirituality

KW - Training

KW - Workshop

KW - Internship and Residency

KW - Spiritual Therapies

KW - United States

KW - Humans

KW - Curriculum

U2 - 10.1007/s10943-023-01812-9

DO - 10.1007/s10943-023-01812-9

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37043126

VL - 62

SP - 3520

EP - 3528

JO - Journal of Religion and Health

JF - Journal of Religion and Health

SN - 0022-4197

IS - 5

ER -