Spirituality in Social Work.

Catalog description

The course is designed to prepare students for social work practice with persons of diverse religious, spiritual, and nonreligious perspectives. The course provides a comprehensive introduction to spiritually sensitive social work and is intended to expand the explanatory theories that inform professional social work practice. Spirituality is differentiated from religion and each will be explored. There will be an ongoing focus on the student’s growth as a reflective practitioner and how recipients of social work services may use their religious and spiritual perspectives to establish meaning and purpose in relation to their goals of daily living. The course provides the knowledge and skills to incorporate spirituality in the social work bio-psycho-social assessment process. Case scenarios and journal reflections are presented to assess students’ mastery of professional social work practice competencies. Prerequisite: SOCW 501 , C or better.