Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research

Abstract

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Foundations -- 1 Religion, Spirituality, Belief, and Culture -- General Considerations -- Spirituality and Religion -- Culture -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Notes -- References -- 2 Social Work Values, Ethics, and Spirituality -- Tracing the Social Work-Religion Connection -- Social Work Values -- Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Social Work Practice -- Engaging the Client -- Addressing Values Conflicts -- An Ethical Framework for Decision-Making -- Social Work Education -- Notes -- References -- 3 Cultural and Spiritual Humility: A Guiding Principle -- Social Work and the Value of Cultural Competence -- The Evolution of Cultural Competence in Brief -- The Myth of Cultural Competence -- Cultural Humility and Cultural Safety and Beyond: New Understandings and Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 4 The Meaning and Purpose of Ritual -- The Meaning and Significance of Ritual -- Ritual and the Family -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 5 Conducting Religious/Spirituality/Belief Assessments and Histories in Clinical Practice -- Preliminary Considerations -- Understandings of Religious and Spiritual Development -- Approaches to Religious/Spiritual Assessment -- Using the Assessment to Formulate Interventions -- References -- 6 Life Cycles Across Faith Traditions -- The Life Cycle Across Diverse Religions -- Buddhism -- Daily Living -- Death -- Christianity -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Hinduism -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Islam -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Judaism -- Infancy-Youth -- Adolescence -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Implications for Social Workers -- Notes -- References.