Relationship Between Intuition and Emotional Intelligence in Occupational Therapists in Mental Health Practice Lisa C... - 0 views

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  #1 jennburwell on 09 Aug 17

   

  The study was designed to investigate the relationship between intuition and emotional intelligence. A survey design with self-reported data was chosen to investigate the preference of Australian occupational therapists practicing in mental health for the use of intuition or emotional intelligence. Intuition was defined as knowledge that was immediate and accessed without a conscious awareness of reasoning intuition. This construct was measured by CSI (lower levels indicate a preference for an intuitive cognitive style of practice) and emotional intelligence was measured by SUEIT. There was no significant difference found for CSI scores for gender. Mean CSI scores differed significantly in regards to level of experience between novice and experienced therapists. SUEIT scores also showed significant differences between novice and experienced therapists. Also lower CSI scores were associated with higher overall SUEIT scores meaning higher EI is associated with an intuitive cognitive style. This study suggests that developing occupational therapists' abilities associated with EI, either individually or in supervision, could enhance practice by encouraging the effective use of intuition in clinical reasoning.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The study was designed to investigate the relationship between intuition and emotional intelligence. A survey design with self-reported data was chosen to investigate the preference of Australian occupational therapists practicing in mental health for the use of intuition or emotional intelligence. Intuition was defined as knowledge that was immediate and accessed without a conscious awareness of reasoning intuition. This construct was measured by CSI (lower levels indicate a preference for an intuitive cognitive style of practice) and emotional intelligence was measured by SUEIT. There was no significant difference found for CSI scores for gender. Mean CSI scores differed significantly in regards to level of experience between novice and experienced therapists. SUEIT scores also showed significant differences between novice and experienced therapists. Also lower CSI scores were associated with higher overall SUEIT scores meaning higher EI is associated with an intuitive cognitive style. This study suggests that developing occupational therapists' abilities associated with EI, either individually or in supervision, could enhance practice by encouraging the effective use of intuition in clinical reasoning.</div>

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