Understanding Spirituality and the Sacred in Social Work Practice: Spirited Conversations (1)

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Synopsis
Social work is constantly epistemically evolving and embracing diverse bodies of knowledge to inform its ontology and practice frameworks.Over the years, the impact of feminist, post-colonial, and queer theory, for example, has broadened the social work lens and invited a welcome departure from dominant Westernised, patriarchal, and positivist paradigms. However, the separation of the spiritual realm from casework, clinical, community, and group work traditions of social work remained steadfast. The last decade or so has seen forages into the issues of social work and spirituality. This examination into spirituality and social work has shown that for many service users, spiritual practices (be they religious or non-religious) are important in their lives and their way out of difficulties. Concurrently, relationships between socio-political movements and global religions have grown increasingly complex. To create a truly holistic approach to the needs of service users it is important that social work policy and practice give voice to these complexities and understand the place of spirituality within service delivery. This book critically reflects upon and discusses the intersecting role of spirituality in the lives of people who access social work services.By gathering contributions from people with lived experience, practitioners, and academics, this book will explore a comprehensive range of issues, opening the area of spirituality to current critical, socio-political, and cultural thought. It will be of interest to all social work scholars, students, and practitioners.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
286 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040328279
Related ISBNs:
9781003400790, 9781040328200, 9781032510316, 9781032510378
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Mary Jo McVeigh, Joel Hollier and Jioji Ravulo
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Mary Jo McVeigh
Edited by:
Joel Hollier
Edited by:
Jioji Ravulo

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