Shrinking Religious Communities and Thriving Interreligious Social Work in Postsecular Sweden

Gärde, Johan

doi:10.1080/15426432.2014.921129

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“…37-38) says that three factors are facilitating a renaissance of interest in spirituality among social work educators. First, a substantial body of empirical research has accumulated over the past few decades, indicating that spirituality and religion are often significant client strengths (some recent studies are by Rosario & De La Rosa [2014]and Gärde [2015]). Second, in keeping with general societal interest in spirituality, many clients desire to integrate their spiritual strengths into therapeutic settings.…”

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Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

Pandya¹

2015

Social Work Education

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This article is based on a study of 1,084 social work educators from six South Asian countries on their perspectives on including spirituality in the social work curriculum. Findings revealed that all educators across countries felt that a course on spirituality was desirable. They differed however in aspects such as level of course introduction (undergraduate or postgraduate), the nature of the course (optional or compulsory) and the curriculum content (evidence based or experiential). Further educators construed varied meanings of spirituality (transcendence, mind-soul discourse, relational) and spiritually sensitive practice (actively using spirituality and mindfulness as methods of practice for intervention and drawing upon the spiritual strength and potential of the clientele/group/community to plan intervention). Four log regression models also determined predictors of educators' perceptions on spirituality for micro practice, macro practice, level of course introduction and curriculum content. Country, educators' religious background, years of service and scores on Spirituality Assessment Scale emerged as key predictors. Based on educators' responses, this article provides a suggestive frame for the curriculum. With spirituality and its plausible settings of applications, a case is also made for giving credence to indigenising and decolonising approaches in social work education in South Asia.

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Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

Pandya¹

2015

Social Work Education

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“…Ulmanen 2015) and the increase in diaconal social work (e.g. Gärde 2015) in Sweden. The diagrams of power and politics of ethical activation sketched out are hardly unique to the regimes of practice and truth examined in the thesis; rather, they constitute a standard example of contemporary social policy and welfare arrangements.…”

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Sport as a Means of Responding to Social Problems : Rationales of Government, Welfare and Social Change

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Increasing Spiritual Sensitivity and Faith-Based Service Provision: Pathways to Islamic Social Work

Schmid

Sheikhzadegan

2022

Exploring Islamic Social Work

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Social work has been characterised in recent years by a growing sensitivity to religious and spiritual issues, both leading back to its historical roots and responding to the challenges of contemporary post-secular society. This sensitivity also requires more knowledge about and attention to the specific needs of Muslims as service users, without neglecting their great diversity. The topic of ‘Islamic social work’, situated within this context, does not only concern Muslim beneficiaries in the field of mainstream social work, but also the central, active role that Muslim communities play: it therefore calls into question a merely individual focus. For Muslim faith-based organisations, Islamically-motivated social ideas and thought are also important. In Western contexts, which are often characterised by mistrust shown to Islam and Muslims, reflection on what contribution can be made to the common good within the framework of pluralistic societies is required. Finally, Islamic social work can be considered in relation to the broader development of social work, which is characterised by a critical approach to power-relations and domination, a sensitivity to diversity and an openness to alternative forms of social work. This chapter introduces the book “Exploring Islamic Social Work. Between Community and the Common Good” by analysing the state of research, identifying guiding questions and then developing and presenting the structure of the volume. Its focus is on contexts of Islamic social work and its target groups, its theological and ethical foundations, as well as its inclusion into general social work discourse.

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Shrinking Religious Communities and Thriving Interreligious Social Work in Postsecular Sweden

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

Sport as a Means of Responding to Social Problems : Rationales of Government, Welfare and Social Change

Increasing Spiritual Sensitivity and Faith-Based Service Provision: Pathways to Islamic Social Work

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