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In Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice, Edward R. Canda and Leola Dyrud Furman introduce their breakthrough work on the importance of spirituality in social work teaching and practice. In this long-awaited textbook these leaders in socia

Edward R. Canda, Ph.D. is Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas and founder of the Society for Spirituality and Social Work.

Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note to the Reader
Introduction
The Heart of Helping
Principles That Guide the Writing of This Book
A Comparative Educational Approach
Preview of Chapters
Exercises
Central Values And Concepts For Spiritually Sensitive Social Work
Compassion, The Call To Service, And Ethical Principles For Social Work
Introduction
The Virtue of Compassion in Professional Social Work
Symbols of Compassion in Religious Traditions
A Common Heart of Compassion
Ethical Principles for Spiritually Sensitive Social Work
Summary
Exercises
The Meaning And Significance Of Spirituality
Introduction
The Challenges of Defining Spirituality
An Open Conceptualization of Spirituality
Responding to the Spirituality Debate
Summary
Exercises
Exploring Spiritual Diversity For Social Work Practice
Human Diversity, Spirituality, And Social Work Practice
Introduction
History of Spiritual Diversity in the United States
History of Connections Between Spirituality and Social Work
Ethnic Diversity and Spirituality
Women and Spirituality
Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation Diversity, and Spirituality
Summary
Exercises
Religious Perspectives On Social Service And Their Insights For Social Work Practice
Introduction
Buddhism and Social Service
Christianity and Social Service
Hinduism and Social Service
Islam and Social Service
Judaism and Social Service
Shamanism and Social Service
Summary
Exercises
Nonsectarian Spiritual Perspectives, Comparisons, And Implications For An Inclusive Approach
Introduction
Existentialism and Social Service
Transpersonal Theory and Social Service
Comparison of Spiritual Perspectives on Service
Engaging in Dialogue and Cooperation Across Spiritual Perspectives
Summary
Exercises
Spiritually Sensitive Social Work In Action
Creating A Spiritually Sensitive Context For Practice
Introduction
The Helping Relationship and ProcessA Holistic Approach to Social Work Practice
Summary
Exercises
Understanding And Assessing Spiritual Development
Introduction
Spiritual Development and Everyday Life
Spiritual Emergence and Emergencies
Spiritual Emergence Throughout the Life Cycle
Assessment over the Life Span
Topics for Assessment of Transpersonal Experiences
Summary
Exercises
Understanding And Assessing Therapeutic Process, Spiritual Activities, And Ethical Issues
Introduction
Social Work Practice as a Transformational Process
Ethical Guidelines for Using Spiritually Based Activities
Assessing Spiritual Propensity
Assessing Psychosocial Impacts of Participation in Spiritual Groups
Summary
Exercises
Spiritually Sensitive Practice Skills And Techniques
Introduction
Multicultural Teamwork for Spiritually Sensitive Practice
Spiritual Growth-Oriented Helping Techniques
Spirituality and Managed Care
Spirituality and Community-Involved Practice
Summary
Exercises
Discussion Guide For Assessing Spiritual Propensity
Methodological Summary For National Survey Of Nasw Members On Spirituality In Practice
References
Further Information on Spiritual Diversity in Social Work
Index
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Chapter One: Compassion, the Call to Service, and Ethical Principles for Social Work Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work on attains the supreme goal of life.-- The Bhagavad Gita 3:19, Hinduism(trans. Easwaran, 1985). IntroductionRecently, much of the world mourned the deaths of two influential women: Diana, princess of Wales, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. These two women were vastly different. Princess Diana came from a family of privilege and entered the royal corridors of wealth and prestige. She led a life mixed with personal confusion, triumphs, and finally tragic early demise. Mother Teresa came from an impoverished Albanian family, became a Catholic nun, and chose to live with the poorest in her adopted country of India. She died as an elder, among the poorest of the poor, as she wished. But what these two women shared, and what brought them together on occasion, was a commitment to service. Each used her different life circumstances as a medium to help those in need and to help the world see the beauty, strength, and dignity of those who too often are discounted: the homeless; people dying from AIDS, starvation, and neglect; victims of domestic abuse, disease, and land mines; the rejected of society.Despite controversies and ambiguities surrounding these two women's beliefs and actions, millions of people around the world were moved deeply at their loss. These women's commitment to service and their compassion made them worthy of praise and idealization in the eyes of many. Something in each of us resonates with understanding and appreciation when we encounter genuine human compassion.As we grow in a sense of connection and responsibility with other people, other beings, and the ground of being, we search for ways to help and heal ourselves and the world. All religious traditions and all people struggle with experiences of suffering, mortality, and death. And all seek means of remedy and transcendence.Compassionliterally means "passion with others." It is commiseration in empathy with others. It is solidarity of response to suffering.Spiritually sensitive social work is an expression of compassion. Dass and Gorman (1985) said that when we let this natural compassion express in our work, there is a benefit to ourselves and to others: "The reward, the real grace, of conscious service, then, is the opportunity not only to help relieve suffering but to grow in wisdom, experience greater unity, and have a good time while we're doing it" (p. 16).Princess Diana and Mother Teresa were helpers from the heart rather than professional social workers. Their lives remind us, as professionally trained social workers, to reflect back on the fundamental humanity and compassion that were within us before the imposition of our formal rules, roles, theories, eligibility requirements, diagnostic schemes, and professional boundaries. By returning to this, we can revitalize our service as professionals.In this chapter, we explore spirituality more as a matter of heart -- the deepest motivations of people that lead us to a path of service and the symbols of compassion that inform service in religious traditions. Finally, we use these insights about compassion to elaborate upon ethical principles for spiritually sensitive social work practice.The Virtue of Compassion in Professional Social WorkThe Profession's Historical Commitment to CompassionSocial work is a normative profession, guided by explicit values, morals, and a code of ethics (Reid & Popple, 1992). Insofar as moral and value systems constitute one of the main components of spirituality, we can say that social work is fundamentally a spiritual profession -- one that sets its reason for existence and its highest priorities on service (Siporin, 1982, 1986). Core professional morals, values, and ethics are stated in nonsectarian

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