Spirituality and Social Work

by Holloway, Margaret; Moss, Bernard H.

• ISBN13: 9780230219243
• ISBN10: 0230219241
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Written by two leading authors in the field,Social Work and Spirituality provides a critical engagement with the concept of spirituality and a much needed framework for the integration of spiritual care in mainstream practice. It is fundamental reading for all students of social work theory, ethics and practice.

Author Biography

MARGARET HOLLOWAY is a professor of Social Work at the University of Hull. She is credited with the first empirical work in the UK on social work in dying and bereavement and social work and spirituality. She is founder of the Interdisciplinary Spirituality Group at the University of Hull. BERNARD MOSS is a professor of Social Work Education and Spirituality at Staffordshire University and Director of the Centre for Spirituality and Health.  His teaching interests include death, dying and bereavement; mediation studies, and spirituality, religious belief and social care. 

Table of Contents

List of figures and boxes	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Contemporary and historical contexts	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The human condition - a good place for social work to start?	p. 6
Religion, secularism and social work	p. 8
The resurgence of 'religion'	p. 16
Social work's rediscovery of spirituality	p. 18
Conclusion	p. 21
Taking it further	p. 22
Meaning, mystery and social work	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
Religion and belief	p. 24
Secular spirituality	p. 28
Spirituality and meaning-making	p. 30
The search for definitions	p. 33
The dark side of spirituality	p. 36
A conceptual framework for social work practice	p. 39
Conclusion	p. 44
Taking it further	p. 45
Spiritual need	p. 46
Introduction	p. 46
Social work and the concept of need	p. 47
Assessment of spiritual need and spiritual distress	p. 55
Debates and dilemmas for social work	p. 69
Conclusion	p. 71
Taking it further	p. 72
Spirituality and the quality of life	p. 73
Introduction	p. 73
Perspectives on quality of life	p. 75
Quality of life, health and well-being	p. 84
Conclusion	p. 93
Taking it further	p. 94
Spiritual care	p. 96
Introduction	p. 96
Empowering spirituality	p. 98
Partnership and spiritual care	p. 98
Transcendence	p. 100
Transformation	p. 102
Wholeness	p. 103
The importance of hope	p. 104
Building resilience	p. 107
Meaning-making and spiritual narratives	p. 110
The Fellow Traveller model	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 121
Taking it further	p. 122
Spiritual care in the multidisciplinary team	p. 123
Introduction	p. 123
Background to interprofessional working	p. 124
What is multidisciplinary working?	p. 125
Organisational structures	p. 127
Interprofessional issues	p. 128
Palliative care	p. 131
Restorative Justice	p. 134
Spirituality and ourselves	p. 138
Conclusion	p. 143
Taking it further	p. 144
Spirituality and community	p. 145
Introduction	p. 145
Meaning-making in society	p. 147
Celebrating diversity with social justice	p. 148
The contribution from faith communities	p. 154
An eco-spiritual perspective	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 162
Taking it further	p. 163
Global and multicultural perspectives	p. 164
Introduction	p. 164
Social work practice in multicultural settings	p. 165
Spirituality and the challenge to western social work paradigms	p. 174
Conclusion	p. 181
Taking it further	p. 183
References	p. 184
Index	p. 199
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