The approach to spirituality in health training in the light of Viktor Frankl’s theory

Abstract

Objective: to reflect on the importance of adding spirituality in the training of health professionals through the basic aspects of Viktor Frankl’s theory. Methodology: This is a theoretical reflection based on Viktor Frankl, discussing the presence of adding spirituality in the training of health professionals. Results: Frankl defines that man is a being of creative, experiential and attitudinal values, which imply, through the individual, to devote himself to something greater than himself, especially, by overcoming life in the conquest of a meaning. Spirituality is a central feature of this vision, conferring a self-transcendence, making it clear the importance of including this dimension in health education. Conclusion: The importance of organizing the training of health professionals based on the inclusion of spirituality, according to Frankl’s theoretical postulates,
according to the theoretical postulates of the need to go disciplinary and fragmented of the graduations, promoting a human and integrative formation, which include about of
the professional’s own spirituality, as well as those who assist.