Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice: The Heart of Helping

Logan, Dana A.

doi:10.1080/26408066.2020.1748156

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“…Every person acquires the needs of transcendence, that is, experiencing and feeling the greater strength outside the individual, including material and non-material existence. This strength serves as the support or resort in the midst of fatigue, restlessness, pain, uncertainty and weakness (Canda and Furman, 2010). As Katsogianni and Kleftaras (2015) mentioned in their study, spirituality may play a role in moderating physical and mental health problems.…”

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“…Spirituality, on the other hand, is most concerned with one's personal relationships to larger, transcendent realities, such as God or the universe. Adding to the notion, Canda et al (2020) propose that social work professionals work with spirituality as the heart of helping. Dowling et al (2004) in Nelson (2009: 10) have found that spirituality provides an orientation to help others and to do good deeds, as well as to participate in self-interest activities.…”

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“…Social work is a profession with authority and is mandated to provide social services, including rehabilitation for people with social problems categorized as socially deviant behaviour, such as substance abuse. The study by Canda and Furman (2010) asked social workers about the appropriateness of bringing up the topic of spirituality and found substance abuse to be one of the top five social problems. Lee et al (2009) proposed that the substance abuse problem is related to a sense of inner emptiness, meaninglessness, and the absence of compassion and love in individuals and families; therefore, they found that spirituality may have great significance in addressing the problem.…”

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Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

Apsari

Taftazani

Santoso

2023

International Social Work

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Indonesia is in a state of drug emergency, both for the misuse and the distribution of drugs. Various institutions for drug abuse rehabilitation have been established, including Islamic-based rehabilitation using ritual spiritualism aimed at replacing habits of drug use with habits of ritual Islamic religious practice. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the study describes the rehabilitation process at a faith-based rehabilitation centre and analyses the process from the spiritual approach of social work. The result shows long-term ritual religious activities have replaced the drug abusers’ behaviours. To avoid drug abusive behaviour, further processes to strengthen drug-free behaviours are necessary.

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Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

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Taftazani

Santoso

2023

International Social Work

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“…Within Western medicine, spirituality has been defined by the European and North American Societies of Palliative Care Medicine as 'the dynamic dimension of human life that relates to the way persons (individual or community) experience, express and/or seek meaning, purpose and transcendence, and the way they connect to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, to the significant, and/or the sacred' [77]. Spirituality is broader than and differs from religion, which may be defined as an 'institutionalized pattern of values, beliefs, symbols, behaviors, and experiences that are oriented toward spiritual concerns, shared by a community, and transmitted over time in traditions' [85]. The concept of spirituality reflects some concepts in Eastern medical systems, most notably the 'shen' concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).…”

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Science and Faith to Understand Milk Bioactivity for Infants

Sangild

2024

Nutrients

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Milk bioactivity refers to the specific health effects of milk components beyond nutrition. The science of milk bioactivity involves the systematic study of these components and their health effects, as verified by empirical data, controlled experiments, and logical arguments. Conversely, ’faith in milk bioactivity’ can be defined as personal opinion, meaning, value, trust, and hope for health effects that are beyond investigation by natural, social, or human sciences. Faith can be strictly secular, but also influenced by spirituality or religion. The aim of this paper is to show that scientific knowledge is frequently supplemented with faith convictions to establish personal and public understanding of milk bioactivity. Mammalian milk is an immensely complex fluid containing myriad proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and micronutrients with multiple functions across species, genetics, ages, environments, and cultures. Human health includes not only physical health, but also social, mental, and spiritual health, requiring widely different fields of science to prove the relevance, safety, and efficacy of milk interventions. These complex relationships between milk feeding and health outcomes prevent firm conclusions based on science and logic alone. Current beliefs in and understanding of the value of breast milk, colostrum, infant formula, or isolated milk proteins (e.g., immunoglobulins, α-lactalbumin, lactoferrin, and growth factors) show that both science and faith contribute to understand, stimulate, or restrict the use of milk bioactivity. The benefits of breastfeeding for infants are beyond doubt, but the strong beliefs in its health effects rely not only on science, and mechanisms are unclear. Likewise, fear of, or trust in, infant formula may rely on both science and faith. Knowledge from science safeguards individuals and society against ‘milk bioactivity superstition’. Conversely, wisdom from faith-based convictions may protect science from unrealistic ‘milk bioactivity scientism’. Honesty and transparency about the potentials and limitations of both scientific knowledge and faith convictions are important when informing individuals and society about the nutritious and bioactive qualities of milk.

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“…Incorporation of the assessment of religious needs into nursing care and their subsequent satisfaction in hospitalized patients is a prerequisite for approaching holistic principles. Canda and Furman [11] have addressed patient's spirituality and religiosity to such an extent that they created a questionnaire to determine their spiritual and religious attitude and interests. Similarly, Stranahan [12] presents the questionnaire Spiritual Screening Tool for Older Adults in order to determine the spiritual level of patients.…”

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Religious needs of hospitalized patients

Kristová,

Bachratá

2023

Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Meeting the religious needs of hospitalized patients is an essential part of nursing care. Their timely identification by nurses and subsequent satisfaction may lead to an easier adaptation to the hospital environment and illness, and contribute to the overall comfort of the patients. Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the religiosity of selected hospitalized patients in the premorbid and morbid period and the participation of nurses in meeting religious needs. Material and methods. To achieve the goals, we chose a qualitative method – a case study. A Spiritual Screening Tool for Older Adults and a questionnaire by Canda and Furman were used to assess spirituality and religiosity implicitly and explicitly. The respondent sample consisted of three patients hospitalized in inpatient wards of medical facilities with different gender, diagnoses and duration of the disease. Results. According to Spiritual Screening Tool for Older Adults, we found positive spiritual health in patients A, M and R. Religious needs during hospitalization were partially satisfied in patient A and fully satisfied in patients M and R, but only through individual activities (prayer, visiting the hospital chapel and others). None of the patients had their needs met by nurses. Conclusions. We recommend using the tools aimed at assessing patients’ religiosity and continue with the planning and implementation of nursing interventions accordingly. Active cooperattion with “spiritual assistants” and integrating the issue of religious needs into the content of education of future nurses are also recommended.

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Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice: The Heart of Helping

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Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

Science and Faith to Understand Milk Bioactivity for Infants

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