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Spirituality and Religion among the General Public: Implications for Social Work Discourse
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By understanding common views among the public, the social work profession is better positioned to provide ethical and professional services that respect clients' spiritual beliefs and values.Abstract:
Conceptualizations play a central role in social work discourse, shaping actions in the areas of practice, research, and education. Although many formulations of spirituality and religion have been advanced by social work scholars, the views of members of the general public have been largely absent from the professional conversation. The present article adds to the profession's evolving discussion on spirituality and religion by describing common understandings of spirituality and religion among the general population and by discussing the implication of these views for social work discourse on spirituality and religion. By understanding common views among the public, the social work profession is better positioned to provide ethical and professional services that respect clients' spiritual beliefs and values.read more
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Social Workers' Perceived Barriers to and Sources of Support for Integrating Clients' Religion and Spirituality in Practice.
TL;DR: Overarching themes that emerged from LCSWs' responses to what helps them consider this area included personal religiosity, education, and having an RS-sensitive practice.
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The Religiosity and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of Clinical Social Workers: A National Survey.
TL;DR: Signs from this secondary analysis of a recent national survey suggest that compared with the general U.S. population, fewer LCSWs self-identify as Protestant or Catholic, fewer engage in frequent prayer, and fewer self- identify as religious, however, more LCSWs engage in meditation and consider themselves to be spiritual.
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Exploring hope as a mediator between religiosity and depression in adolescents
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Conceptualizing Spirituality and Religion for Mental Health Practice: Perspectives of Consumers With Serious Mental Illness
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study was conducted with 18 participants with serious mental illness (SMI) and found that there are important nuances and much overlap related to how people with psychiatric disabilities define and conceptualize spirituality and religion.
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Charting the Development of Spirituality in Social Work in the Second Decade of the 21st Century: A Critical Commentary
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