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AN ADDITIONAL DIMENSION

IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The Spiritual Domain of
Development

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The Additional Domain

  • Biological/Physiological
  • Psychological
  • Emotional
  • Behavioral
  • Environmental

  • + Spiritual

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Spirituality

Spirituality concerns itself with matters of the spirit,

a concept closely tied to religious belief and faith,

a transcendent reality,

or one or more deities.

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Spirituality

  • Spiritual matters are thus those matters regarding humankind's ultimate nature and meaning, not only as material biological organisms, but as beings with a unique relationship to that which is perceived to be beyond the bodily senses, time and the material world.

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Spirituality

  • Spirituality in this sense implies the

mind-body dichotomy,

which indicates a separation

between the body and soul.

But spirituality may also be about the development of

the individual's inner life

through specific practices.

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Spirituality

  • The spiritual is traditionally contrasted with the material, the temporal and the earthly.
  • A perceived sense of connection forms a central defining characteristic of spirituality

- connection to a metaphysical reality greater than oneself,

- which may include an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence,

or such a state of nirvana.

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Spirituality

  • Equally importantly,
  • spirituality relates to matters
  • of sanity and of psychological health. Spirituality is the personal,
  • subjective dimension of religion, particularly that which pertains to liberation or salvation.

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Spirituality

  • Spirituality as a way of life

concerns itself with

aligning the human will and mind

with that dimension of life

and the universe that is

harmonious and ordered.

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Spirituality

  • Spirituality in this sense implies the mind-body dichotomy,

which indicates a separation

between the body and soul.

But spirituality may also be about

the development of

the individual's inner life

through specific practices.

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Spirituality

  • The spiritual is traditionally contrasted

with the material,

the temporal and the earthly.

A perceived sense of connection

forms a central defining characteristic of spirituality

connection to a metaphysical reality

greater than oneself,

which may include

an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence,

or such a state of nirvana –

An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, joy.

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Spirituality

Equally importantly,

spirituality relates to matters of sanity and of psychological health.

Spirituality is the personal,

subjective dimension of religion,

particularly that which pertains to liberation or salvation.

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Spirituality

  • Spirituality as a way of life concerns itself with aligning the human will and mind with that dimension of life and the universe that is harmonious and ordered.

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Spirituality

  • Many spiritual traditions across diverse cultures share similar vocabulary.
  • Terms such as the "path", the "work", the "practice" are universally applied to the ongoing discipline involved in transforming the coarser energies present in the human soul into more subtle and pleasing ones.
  • As a spiritual practitioner one seeks to become free of the lesser ego in favor of being more fully one's "true" "Self".

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SW and Spirituality
and the Code of Ethics

MINORITY SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY NEGLECTED GIVEN THE EUROCENTRIC ASSUMPTIONS COMMON IN SOCIAL WORK.

HOWEVER, CURRENT TRENDS IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, AS WELL AS THE NASW CODE OF ETHICS, SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF CONTENT ON RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL DIVERSITY.

Spirituality
in the context
of social casework

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NASW CODE

1.05A

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTHS THAT EXIST IN RELIGIOUS CULTURES

1.05B

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD HAVE A KNOWLEDGE BASE OF THEIR CLIENT’S RELIGIOUS CULTURES AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO CLIENT’S RELIGIOUS CULTURES AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES AMONG RELIGIOUS PEOPLE AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS

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NASW CODE

1.05C

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD OBTAIN EDUCATION ABOUT, AND SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF SOCIAL DIVERSITY AND OPPRESSION WITH RESPECT TO RELIGION

2.0B

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD AVOID UNWARRANTED, NEGATIVE, RELIGIOUSLY BASED CRITICISM OF COLLEAGUES AND CLIENTS

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NASW CODE

4.02

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD NOT PRACTICE, CONDONE, FACILITATE OR COLLABORATE WITH ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION

6.04D

SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD ACT TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE DOMINATION OF, EXPLOITATION OF, AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY PERSON, GROUP OR CLASS ON THE BASIS OF RELIGION

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