Spirituality and Social Work Practice

Assignment: Spirituality and Social Work Practice

Being culturally sensitive by respecting your clients' spirituality and religious traditions, in general, is an important professional competence (Furness & Gilligan, 2010).

Applying your spiritual awareness to a specific client case, however, may require even greater skill. In this assignment, you consider how you might address a client's crisis that includes a spiritual or religious component.

To prepare for this Assignment, review this week's media about Eboni Logan's visit

http://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/SOCW/MSWP/CH/mm/homepage/doc/msw_case_histories.pdf

Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that answers the following questions:

· As Eboni's social worker, would you include spirituality and religion in your initial assessment? Why or why not?

· What strategies can you use to ensure that your personal values will not influence your practice with Eboni?

· How would you address the crisis that Eboni is experiencing?

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Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

· "The Logan Family" (pp. 9-10)

Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 3, “Spotlight on Diversity: Relate Human Diversity to Psychological Theories” (pp. 112-114)

· Chapter 7, Sections "Review Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development," "Critical Thinking: Evaluation of Fowler's Theory," and "Social Work Practice and Empowerment Through Spiritual Development" (pp. 339-342)

· Chapter 15, “Highlight 15.2: “Celebration of Life Funerals (pp. 694-696)