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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Expanding the Role of Spirituality and Religion in Social Work | |
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| Implications for Social Work Education | |
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| Challenges and Concerns | |
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| Spirituality and Religion in Social Work Practice: A Conceptual Model | |
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| Definitions: Spirituality, Religion, and Faith | |
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| Religion: Social and Communal Factors | |
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| Toward Definitional Clarity | |
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| Life-Cycle Events and Health | |
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| A Multicultural Perspective | |
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| Suggested Chapter Topics | |
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| Lakota--Native People's Spirituality | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Lakota: An Example of One Native Culture | |
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| Personal Reflections | |
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| The Lakota Life Cycle | |
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| Lakota Concepts of Power and Relationships | |
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| Historical Trauma Theory and Lakota Culture | |
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| Additional Cultural Considerations | |
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| Cultural Definition of Illness | |
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| Assessment, Intervention, and Native Spirituality | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Hinduism | |
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| My Path to Hindu Humanistic Philosophy | |
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| The Hindu Worldview: A Wholistic Perspective on Diversity | |
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| The Hindu Worldview and Social Welfare | |
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| The Hindu View of Health and Well-Being | |
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| The Hindu Theory of Social Welfare | |
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| Gender Issues | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Buddhism | |
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| History and General Characteristics of Buddhism | |
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| The Central Guiding Story of Buddhism | |
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| My Path into Buddhism and Its Influence on My Approach to Social Work | |
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| Spiritual Resources | |
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| Buddhist Spiritual Practices | |
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| Dharma Throughout the Life Cycle | |
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| Conceptions of Health | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Confucianism | |
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| Introduction | |
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| History of Confucianism | |
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| My Personal Experience of Confucianism | |
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| Meaning of Major Life Events | |
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| Sources of Power: The Confucian Worldview | |
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| Confucian Rituals and Practices Today | |
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| Confucian Healing and Development Model | |
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| Mean Management under the Dynamics of Yin and Yang Forces | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Judaism | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| American Jewish Religious Movements | |
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| Israel and Its Relationship to Judaism | |
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| Tensions within Judaism | |
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| Customs and Ceremonies | |
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| The Jewish Calendar | |
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| Jewish Life Cycle | |
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| Sources of Strength in Judaism | |
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| Problem Resolution within the Jewish Tradition | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Catholicism | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brief Overview of Catholicism | |
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| Profile of Contemporary American Catholics | |
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| Contemporary Issues | |
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| Movements within the Catholic Church Today | |
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| Religious Traditions among Mexican American Catholics | |
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| Spirituality | |
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| Meaning of Major Life Events | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Family Life-Cycle Transitions | |
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| Sources of Support in the Church | |
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| Conceptions of Health | |
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| Faith Traditions that Influenced Me to Enter the Social Work Profession | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Suggestions for Working with Catholics | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Islam | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Master Stories: Conversion to Islam | |
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| Aneesah Nadir's Personal Story | |
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| Islam and the Muslims: Sources of Power | |
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| Rituals and Practices: Diet and Dress | |
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| Challenges Faced by Contemporary Muslims | |
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| Conceptions of Health: Islamic Tradition and the Strengths-Based Perspective | |
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| Culturally Sensitive Practice with Muslim People | |
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| Acculturation and Religiousness among Muslims | |
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| The Muslim Social Worker | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Protestantism: An Overview | |
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| Historical Background and Master Stories | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Rituals and Practices | |
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| Life-Cycle Events and the Protestant Tradition | |
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| Health and Sources of Help | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Baptists | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brief History of Baptists | |
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| Basic Baptist Beliefs | |
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| Baptists and Social Issues | |
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| My Journey as a Baptist Social Worker | |
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| Life's Big Questions | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Rituals and Practices | |
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| Life-Cycle Transitions | |
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| Health and Healing | |
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| Social Work Practice with Baptists | |
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| The African American Baptist Tradition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Prevalence of African American Baptists | |
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| A Brief History of the African American Baptist Church | |
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| General Doctrinal Beliefs of African American Baptists | |
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| Moral and Ethical Views on Social Issues | |
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| My Personal Narrative | |
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| Physical and Mental Health | |
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| Sources of Power, Help, and Healing within the African American Baptist Tradition | |
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| Implications for Social Work and Counseling Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Seventh-day Adventists | |
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| History and Description of the Religious Tradition | |
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| Unique Adventist Beliefs and Institutions | |
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| Curt VanderWaal's Journey as an Adventist Social Worker | |
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| Meaning of Major Life Events | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Rituals and Practices | |
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| Family Life-Cycle Transitions | |
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| Conceptions of Health and Appropriate Sources of Help | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Mormonism | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brief History of Mormonism | |
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| My Personal Story | |
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| The Purpose of Life | |
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| Sources of Power | |
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| Rituals | |
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| Life-Cycle Considerations | |
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| Health | |
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| Welfare | |
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| Implications for Social Work Principles and Practice | |
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| Health, Religion, and Spirituality | |
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| Religious and Spiritual Mediators of Health | |
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| Religion and the Promotion of Well-Being | |
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| The Impact of Religion on the Experience of Symptoms and the Disease Process | |
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| Coping with Illness: Coping/Help-Seeking Patterns | |
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| Religious Traditions and Health and Healing | |
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| Implications for Social Work Practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Index | |