Soul work in social work

Nowakowski-Sims, Eva; Kumar, Jo

doi:10.1080/15426432.2019.1706694

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“…The theme of spirituality is essential in the management of pandemics. Current interests in spirituality are evident in social science and theological scholarship (Chigangaidze, 2021a; Mabvurira, 2020; Nowakowski-Sims & Kumar, 2020; Van Breda, 2019). Ubuntu emphasizes that it is the African way of life to be spiritually accountable to the welfare of others in the community.…”

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Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chigangaidze

Matanga

Katsuro

2021

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challenges that emerge with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ubuntu fosters the integrated components of humanity as it appreciates the biological, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental aspects of life. The article explores several themes such as self-awareness and societal responsibility, holism, spirituality, health promotion, food security, social justice and human rights, generosity, sharing, and teamwork. Others have advanced that Ubuntu is a philosophy to adopt in the fight against epidemics, and we seek to broaden the debate by exploring Ubuntu axiological and ontological humanistic–existential themes. Finally, the article calls for the adoption of Ubuntu philosophy in psychological and social work interventions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Spiritualitymentioning

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Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chigangaidze

Matanga

Katsuro

2021

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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“…We chose this route to deescalate the threats of participating, but the downside is that we lack information about the severity of symptoms or the presence of formal diagnoses among participants. Future investigations are needed to examine the existence of soul wounds among clinical populations (Nowakowski-Sims & Kumar, 2020). More broadly, we opted for an interpretative, descriptive, and bottom-up approach by collecting qualitative data in this first investigation of the concept, but research that took a numeric, evaluative, and top-down approach by soliciting quantitative data would complement our semistructured interview design (e.g., Williams & Berenbaum, 2019; Wisco et al, 2017).…”

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“…In addition, both clinical domains advocate for treatment options that move beyond traditional cognitive therapy to target spirituality (Duran, 2006; Tick, 2005). Scholars informed by these clinical domains have called for research on people’s experience of soul wounds (Nowakowski-Sims & Kumar, 2020) and interventions designed to help individuals heal in the aftermath of soul wounds (Arndt & Davis, 2011; Nowakowski-Sims & Kumar, 2020).…”

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Soul wounds among combat trauma survivors: Experience, effects, and advice.

Knobloch¹,

Owens²,

Gobin³

2022

Traumatology

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The term soul wounds is gaining momentum in military psychology to index spiritual distress from traumatic experiences in combat. Fully capitalizing on the promise of the concept, however, requires research privileging the voices of military personnel themselves. The goal of our study was to examine whether the concept of soul wounds resonates with U.S. service members and veterans who graduated from a combat trauma healing course. Results from semistructured interviews with 40 graduates of the REBOOT Combat Recovery course provided insight into the experience of soul wounds (Research Question 1), the effects of soul wounds on everyday life (Research Question 2), and advice for dealing with soul wounds (Research Question 3). Participants affirmed the value of the concept and reported a variety of negative consequences. Implications for practice include addressing the anger military personnel experience in the aftermath of soul wounds, counteracting the stigma of seeking help, and fostering healthy relationships among those experiencing soul wounds.

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Religion, Spirituality, Community, and Change at a Residential Homeless Shelter

Jindra

2021

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social T

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Soul work in social work

Cited by 6 publications

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Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

Soul wounds among combat trauma survivors: Experience, effects, and advice.

Religion, Spirituality, Community, and Change at a Residential Homeless Shelter

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