Understanding Spirituality and the Sacred in Social Work Practice

Spirited Conversations
Herausgeber: McVeigh, Mary Jo; Ravulo, Jioji; Hollier, Joel

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Social work is constantly epistemically evolving and embracing diverse bodies of knowledge to inform its ontology and practice frameworks.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9781032510378
• ISBN-10: 1032510374
• Artikelnr.: 71953130

Autorenporträt

Mary Jo McVeigh is a social work practitioner with over 40 years of international experience. Joel Hollier is a social worker and academic with a background in theology and pastoral ministry. Jioji Ravulo is the Professor and Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One - Exploring Spirituality. 1.Introduction. 2.Today's landscape:
Global Spirituality, The Socio-Political, Social Work and Contested Spaces.
3.Hearing the chorus of unending, sunlit, inexpressible songs. 4.Integrated
Self, Integrated Practice - my journey toward self-acceptance and how it
enriched my social work practice. 5.A Spirited Reflection from my personal
and professional journey across social work. Part Two - Experiencing
Spirituality. 6.Considerations on Liberation theology and anti-oppressive
frameworks as companions in social work. 7."How does my dream-like self
truly love and engage this dream-like world?". 8.Forbidden, not forgotten:
An exploration of two social worker's relationship with their Celtic
spirituality. 9.Islam and Social Work: A Peaceful Path of Service to
Others. 10.Storytelling through Ritual: Using a Jewish lens to understand
the power of social work practice. 11.A Greek Orthodox Perspective on Love
(Agape) and Spirituality When Working with Men Who Use Violence.
12.Protestant Christianity and Social Work: Resonance and Dissonance.
13.Tapu o te tangata: A M¿ori perspective on spiritually responsive social
work. 14.The Truth of Who One Is. Part Three - Engaging Spirituality.
15.Disability, Spirituality and Social Work. 16."They call the Spirituality
of my Ancestors madness" - Embracing spiritually sensitive practice in
child protection while working with children of African heritage and their
families in Australia. 17.Doubly Misunderstood - LGBTQIA+ experiences of
social work and spirituality. 18.Connecting external and internal worlds:
Environmental, spiritual, and social. 19.Faithfully Yours - A view of
Frontline Social Work within the context of religion, faith, spirituality,
and Domestic and Family Violence. 20.Advocacy, contracting, and spirited
commitments: On saying "no" to a government contract. 21.Spirited Healing:
Restoring Wholeness to Survivors of forced displacement. 22.Religious loss
in the time of public health responses to COVID-19. 23.A.L.I.F.E. that is
spiritual: A conversation with and about young people's spiritual life.
24.Community Development and the social capital in faith groups.
25.Courage, Care, and Concluding Thoughts.