A Comparative Survey of Aotearoa New Zealand and UK Social Workers on the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Practice

Stirling, Blair; Furman, Leola Dyrud; Benson, Perry W.; Canda, Edward R.; Grimwood, Cordelia

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcp008

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“…In recent years, several studies have been conducted looking at the views of social workers, social work students and social work educators in relation to the role of religion and spirituality in practice (e.g. Gilligan and Furness, 2006;Sheridan et al, 1994;Stirling et al, 2010). While the knowledge gleaned from these studies is important and needs to be built on, other avenues also need to be explored.…”

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Religion in the Lives of Unaccompanied Minors: An Available and Compelling Coping Resource

Raghallaigh

2010

British Journal of Social Work

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Religion in the Lives of Unaccompanied Minors: An Available and Compelling Coping Resource

Raghallaigh

2010

British Journal of Social Work

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“…Holloway (, p. 266) wrote of the “growing interest in spiritual need and spiritual care amongst health and social care professional internationally, as part of holistic person‐centred care.” Yet Stirling et al. () found that social workers tended to acknowledge spirituality as a factor in case work with some but not all ethnic groups. However, they highlight that “if spirituality is only acknowledged for certain cultural groups, then the full range of spiritual diversity is not encompassed by social workers.…”

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The Light within the Light: An Exploration of the Role of Anam Ċara in Irish Celtic Spiritualty and its Application to 21st‐century Therapy

McVeigh

2017

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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There is an increasing interest in a holistic approach to therapy with families that includes integrating spirituality into theoretical and practice approaches. However, many practitioners feel ill-equipped to narrow the gap between the clinical and the spiritual. This article explores an ancient Celtic Irish spiritual framework and its applicability to 21st-century therapists. It focuses on the role of the Anam _ Cara from the Celtic world. The Anam _ Cara was a person of wisdom to whom people turned to for guidance, advice, and healing. This paper contends that the Anam _ Cara of the ancient Celtic world is akin to the therapists of today. The Celtic Irish saw the spiritual context in all occasions and regarded all forms of work as sacred. This paper examines this sacred work. It looks at the language, rituals, and imagination of the Anam _ Cara, translating these ancient practices for therapists to utilise to enhance their holistic approach to treatment.1 This paper discusses Celtic Irish spirituality, in particular, the notion of Anam _ Cara (soul friend) in terms of 21st-century therapy. 2 Fundamental to the spiritually charged nature of life for the Celtic Irish was the notion that all work is sacred and must be sanctified with the reverence of words. 3 Professional speak of diagnosis and disorder does not bring us closer to the truth of someone's lived experience or how to be with them. 4 The therapist must be mindful of the energy and language they bring to the work; the energy we carry with us in our bodies, hearts, and thoughts becomes part of therapy, for example, a belief in 'dysfunctional' people will be transferred into the work. 5 If a therapist wishes to relieve people of the chaotic forces of problems and challenges then they must bring only energy that can act as an antidote, for example, compassion, serenity, beauty. Honouring the sacred nature of all work is the context within which these healing energies are created. 6 Blessings or sacred words are the clothes that can wrap the family as they transverse the territory of change.The Irish word Beannacht means blessing and greeting. In the Irish Celtic way, meeting someone and uttering words of salutation is a spiritual act of acknowledging their sacred presence. Moreover, to write about spiritualty is a spiritual act. The introduction section of this paper is me, the writer, greeting you, my professional colleagues. Therefore a Beannacht must be performed.

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“…Efforts to design theoretical and practical frameworks for curricula that include spirituality and religion in social work education have been recognized as insufficient (Groen, Coholic & Graham, 2012;Stirling et al 2010). Scholarly work in this field is recent, offering original pedagogic strategies that are pioneering a new path of scholastic discussions.…”

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Worldview Diagnostic Scale: Educational Instrument for Enhanced Pedagogy on Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Education

Neshama-Bannister¹

2016

IRHE

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The academic literature has identified the urgent need for training competency-based social workers on issues of religion and spirituality. The academic institutions, however, have not responded to this need with curricula inclusion and classroom pedagogy on the subject. This study offers a concrete methodology that attempts to bridge the identified gap. The introduced Worldview Diagnostic Scale (WDS) is a classroom instrument for enhanced pedagogy for teaching on religion and spirituality in social work education.

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A Comparative Survey of Aotearoa New Zealand and UK Social Workers on the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Practice

Cited by 27 publications

References 18 publications

Religion in the Lives of Unaccompanied Minors: An Available and Compelling Coping Resource

Religion in the Lives of Unaccompanied Minors: An Available and Compelling Coping Resource

The Light within the Light: An Exploration of the Role of Anam Ċara in Irish Celtic Spiritualty and its Application to 21st‐century Therapy

Worldview Diagnostic Scale: Educational Instrument for Enhanced Pedagogy on Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Education

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