Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Foundations -- 1 Religion, Spirituality, Belief, and Culture -- General Considerations -- Spirituality and Religion -- Culture -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Notes -- References -- 2 Social Work Values, Ethics, and Spirituality -- Tracing the Social Work-Religion Connection -- Social Work Values -- Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Social Work Practice -- Engaging the Client -- Addressing Values Conflicts -- An Ethical Framework for Decision-Making -- Social Work Education -- Notes -- References -- 3 Cultural and Spiritual Humility: A Guiding Principle -- Social Work and the Value of Cultural Competence -- The Evolution of Cultural Competence in Brief -- The Myth of Cultural Competence -- Cultural Humility and Cultural Safety and Beyond: New Understandings and Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 4 The Meaning and Purpose of Ritual -- The Meaning and Significance of Ritual -- Ritual and the Family -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 5 Conducting Religious/Spirituality/Belief Assessments and Histories in Clinical Practice -- Preliminary Considerations -- Understandings of Religious and Spiritual Development -- Approaches to Religious/Spiritual Assessment -- Using the Assessment to Formulate Interventions -- References -- 6 Life Cycles Across Faith Traditions -- The Life Cycle Across Diverse Religions -- Buddhism -- Daily Living -- Death -- Christianity -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Hinduism -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Islam -- Infancy-Youth -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Judaism -- Infancy-Youth -- Adolescence -- Adulthood -- Daily Living -- Death -- Implications for Social Workers -- Notes -- References.

7 Religious Observances, Festivals, and Celebrations -- Observances Across Faiths -- The Bahá'í Faith Tradition -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- Preventing, Healing, and Coping with Illness and End of Life -- 8 Understanding Religion-Based Healing Traditions -- Healing Traditions, Religion/Spirituality, and Health -- Christian Charismatic Healing -- Christian Science -- New Age Religions -- Shamanism -- Santería -- Implications for Social Work -- References -- 9 Religion, Spirituality, Mental Health, and Mental Illness -- Views of Religion in Mental Health Care -- Religious and Secular Understandings of Mental Illness -- Diagnosis: Religious/Spiritual Experience or Mental Illness? -- Building a Therapeutic Alliance -- Case Example -- Integrating Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices into Care -- Additional Considerations for Social Workers -- Notes -- References -- 10 Preventing and Treating Disease -- Religious and Spiritual Activity and Physical Health -- Public Religious Activity -- Prayer -- Lifestyle and Belief -- Mechanisms and Pathways of Action -- Implications for Working with Clients and Communities -- Notes -- References -- 11 Religious and Spiritual Practices and Coping -- Background -- Religious/Spiritual Activities and Coping -- Public Religious Activity -- Prayer -- Meditation -- Implications for Social Work Practice -- Notes -- References -- 12 Understandings of Dying, Death, and Mourning -- Attachment, Death, and Grief -- Buddhist Perspectives on Death and Mourning -- Christian Perspectives on Death and Mourning -- The Nature of Death -- The Funeral -- Hindu Perspectives on Death and Mourning -- Islamic Perspectives on Death and Mourning -- The Nature of Death -- Funeral and Burial Rituals -- The Eschaton and Resurrection.

Jewish Perspectives on Death and Mourning -- Burial -- Mourning Rituals -- Secular Perspectives -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- Relationship and Community -- 13 Spirituality, Belief, and Relationship -- Relating to Friends and Strangers -- Family Relationships -- Forgiveness, Apology, and Relationship -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 14 Family Violence and Abuse in the Context of Faith and Belief -- Child Abuse, Neglect, and Maltreatment -- Overview -- Definitions and Approaches -- Scriptural Foundations for Child Maltreatment -- Intimate Partner Abuse -- Overview -- Scripture and Partner Violence -- Implications for Social Work -- Interventions -- Notes -- References -- 15 (Re)Building Bridges in and with Family and Community -- Conceptualizing Forgiveness -- Forgiveness in the Psychological Literature -- Forgiveness in the Abrahamic Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- Forgiveness in Christianity -- Judaism -- Islam -- Forgiveness in Buddhism and Hinduism -- Implications for Social Work -- Social Work with Children and Families -- Social Work with Communities -- Notes -- References -- 16 Religious and Spiritual Traditions of Altruism, Community Service, and Activism -- The Nature of Altruism -- Altruism Across Faith Communities -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Altruism Across Faiths and Its Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 17 Community Worship and Ritual -- The Nature and Purpose of Community Ritual -- Community Bonding and Identity -- Remembrance -- Community Reconciliation -- Community Mourning and Healing -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 18 Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion -- Understanding Collective Identity Formation -- Inclusion and Exclusion: Sexual Orientation as a Case Example of Boundary Construction.

Implications for Social Work: Formulating Interventions -- Working with Individual Clients -- Notes -- References -- 19 Spirituality, Religion, and Violent Radicalization -- Defining Violent Radicalization -- Violent Radicalization in the United States -- Christian Identity Theology: Anti-Nonwhite, Anti-Gay -- Anti-Abortion Movements: The Army of God and Operation Rescue -- Islamic Violent Radicalization -- The Process of Radicalization -- Underlying Theories and Models -- Potential Roles for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- Religion and Spirituality in Research -- 20 Assessing Religion and Spirituality in Research -- Screens, Assessments, and Histories -- Selecting an Instrument -- Implications for Social Work -- References -- 21 Research with Religious Communities -- Defining Community -- Engaging with Religious Communities for Research -- Developing Access and Trust -- Community Representation -- Group Dynamics and Power Relations -- Risks to the Community and Its Members -- Implications for Social Work -- Notes -- References -- 22 Ethical Issues in Conducting Research on Religion and Spirituality -- Ethical Principles of Research -- Respect for Persons -- Beneficence and Nonmaleficence -- Justice -- Social Work Research Related to Religion/Spirituality with Children Participants: The Requirement of Assent -- Other Ethical Considerations -- Continuing Consent -- After the Research-Publication and Dissemination -- References -- Index -- Index to Scriptural Citations.

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