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How Ethics Can Inform Spiritually Sensitive Social Work, Ann M. Callahan
How Ethics Can Inform Spiritually Sensitive Social Work, Ann M. Callahan
EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Sensitivity to spirituality in social work practice has grown over the past thirty years; however, social work practitioners and educators express discomfort in addressing spirituality. This workshop provides an opportunity for participants to learn more about ethics-based practice models for the delivery of spiritually sensitive social work.
Relational Spirituality: An Opportunity For Social Work In Long-Term Care, Ann M. Callahan
Relational Spirituality: An Opportunity For Social Work In Long-Term Care, Ann M. Callahan
EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Aim
Sandage and Shults (2007) suggest that “all spirituality can be viewed as relational” (p. 263). Likewise, according to Heyse-Moore (1996), “we exist to relate to each other and if we do not our spirit dries up within us like a desert” (p. 307). Spirituality reflects our “innate human yearning for meaning through intra-, inter-, and transpersonal connectedness” (Belcher & Griffiths, 2005, p. 272). If spirituality is the experience of meaningful relationships, then it is important to understand what relationships are meaningful to clients. These relationships are particularly important in long-term care.
Background
Long-term care involves a network of relationships …