An Inclusive Definition of Spirituality for Social Work Education and Practice

Senreich, Evan

doi:10.1080/10437797.2013.812460

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“…This kind of suffering, while it can be a profound part of suffering, represents for many professional caregivers the least understood of a patient's four dimensions: the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual (Biro, 2012;Boswell et al, 2013;Chan, 2010). Although caregiving professions aim to offer holistic care, professional caregivers struggle with whether International Journal for Human Caring and how to incorporate spiritual care into their caregiving (Biro, 2012;Boswell et al, 2013;Carrington, 2013;Ellor, 2013;Ferrell & Coyle, 2008;Meehan, 2012;Reimer-Kirkham, Pesut, Sawatzky, Cochrane, & Redmond, 2012;Senreich, 2013;Stewart, 2014). Part of the challenge is the difficulty of defining the term spirituality in an encompassing way that is not exclusive or disrespectful and yet is still clear enough to be useful to caregivers (Carrington, 2013;Pesut, 2008;Senreich, 2013).…”

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Exploring Students' Perceptions and Understanding of Life-Altering Suffering: An Interview Project

Braband¹,

Gaudino²,

Rogers³

2015

International Journal for Human Caring

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Learning how to respond to others' suffering is a significant challenge for undergraduate students in caregiving professions. An interprofessional-directed interview project related to suffering was implemented. Students (N = 247) completed a post project survey. Descriptive statistics indicated that students rated their interview-based learning experiences highly. Narrative theme analyses generated 4 main themes: a) developing self-awareness, b) expanding views of suffering, c) grasping spiritual aspects of suffering, and d) learning compassionate and supportive presence. From these preliminary findings has emerged a potential pedagogical model of suffering to prepare students to compassionately support those who suffer .

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Section: Seeing the Suffering Othermentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Students' Perceptions and Understanding of Life-Altering Suffering: An Interview Project

Braband¹,

Gaudino²,

Rogers³

2015

International Journal for Human Caring

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“…Religion is a complex construct (Mason, Schmidt, & Mennis, ). Numerous conceptual frameworks have been proposed, which in turn, have sparked considerable debate (Henery, ; Koenig, ; Senreich, ). Wide agreement exists, however, that religion is a multidimensional construct that may be operationalized in a variety of ways (Hill & Hood, ).…”

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“…have sparked considerable debate (Henery, 2003;Koenig, 2008;Senreich, 2013). Wide agreement exists, however, that religion is a multidimensional construct that may be operationalized in a variety of ways (Hill & Hood, 1999).…”

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Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care: Examining the protective effects of religious and spiritual capital

Scott

Hodge

White³

et al. 2018

Child & Family Social Work

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Among older youth transitioning from the foster care system, this longitudinal study examined the association of religious and spiritual capital to substance use in the past year at age 19. Participants consisted of African American (N = 179) and White non‐Hispanic (N = 133) older youth in foster care. Drawing from social capital theory, it was posited that religious service attendance (a proxy for religious capital) and belief in a spiritual force (a proxy for spiritual capital) would be inversely associated with substance use. Multiple logistic regression results indicated support for the first and second hypothesis for White foster youth only. Among White foster youth, more frequent religious service attendance and greater belief in a spiritual force were associated with a lower likelihood of illegal substance and polysubstance use. No association between religious or spiritual capital and substance use was found among African American foster youth. The findings underscore the importance of conducting spiritual assessments to help ensure older foster youth who have strong religious or spiritual orientations are in environments where they are accommodated and supported.

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“…There is little consensus in the literature, however, on how to define spirituality. A useful definition was developed by Senreich (), who examined the literature and put together a comprehensive definition: ‘Spirituality refers to a human being's subjective relationship (cognitive, emotional, and intuitive) to what is unknowable about existence, and how a person integrates that relationship into a perspective about the universe, the world, others, self, moral values, and one's sense of meaning’ (p. 553).…”

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Mindfulness and Spirituality in Couple Therapy: The Use of Meditative Dialogue to Help Couples Develop Compassion and Empathy for Themselves and Each Other

Lord

2017

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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This article offers an overview of selected literature on spirituality and mindfulness in couple therapy. It describes a simple and innovative Meditative Dialogue practice that is used in session to help couples develop compassion and empathy for themselves and each other as they work to strengthen and heal their relationships from the inside out. An illustration is offered to demonstrate the use of Meditative Dialogue in therapy with a gay male couple. The practice of engaging in Meditative Dialogue together has helped them move to a place of deep and connected healing, developing an increased flexibility and resilience in their marriage.

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An Inclusive Definition of Spirituality for Social Work Education and Practice

Cited by 46 publications

References 33 publications

Exploring Students' Perceptions and Understanding of Life-Altering Suffering: An Interview Project

Exploring Students' Perceptions and Understanding of Life-Altering Suffering: An Interview Project

Substance use among older youth transitioning from foster care: Examining the protective effects of religious and spiritual capital

Mindfulness and Spirituality in Couple Therapy: The Use of Meditative Dialogue to Help Couples Develop Compassion and Empathy for Themselves and Each Other

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