Spirituality and social care : contributing to personal and community well-being / edited by Mary Nash and Bruce Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nash, Mary, 1946-

Stewart, Bruce, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Spirituality--Social aspects.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

256 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive and much-needed resource is for professionals and students in social care, who are required to engage with the spiritual dimension of their therapeutic work with clients. The authors, show how they have developed ways of applying their own and their clients' spirituality in their practice.

Contents:

Intro

Spirituality and Social Care: Contributing to Personal and Community Well-Being

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART ONE Mapping the Territory

Chapter One: Spirituality and Social Justice

Chapter Two: Spirituality and Culture: Challenges for Competent Practice in Social Care

PART TWO Walking the Talk

Chapter Three: Vocation and Social Care

Chapter Four: Spirituality and Volunteers The Leaven in the Dough

Chapter Five: Being, Loving and Contributing

Chapter Six: Spirituality and Social Work in a Culturally Appropriate Curriculum

Chapter Seven: Integrating Western and Aboriginal Healing Practices

Chapter Eight: 'Talk Story' Interview with Ross Wheeler

Chapter Nine: Heroes' Journeys Children's Expression of Spirituality through Play Therapy

Chapter Ten: Spirituality and People with Disabilities

Chapter Eleven: End of Life Planning with the Aged A Procedural Checklist or Ritual?

The Contributors

Subject index

Author index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-16054-4

9786613160546

1-84642-708-8

0-585-47114-2

OCLC:

60779303