Spirituality in social work in South Africa: Insights from a survey with academics

Bhagwan, Raisuyah

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“…Moreover spirituality often helps people make sense of life issues and complements social work's holistic biopsychosocial model of practice (Belcher & Mellinger 2016). In clinical practice social workers might request detailed information about religious and/or spiritual beliefs and practices during the assessment phase, or incorporate spiritual and religious interventions based on a client's spiritual background (Bhagwan, 2013). A comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment can explore the nature and depth of spiritual and religious beliefs and practices, as well as potential support systems for clients (Doka, 2011;Furman, Zahl, Benson, & Canda, 2007).…”

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“…This is true of the South African context as well (Bhagwan, 2010). The lack of instructional content as part of undergraduate preparedness may help explain resistance in terms of incorporating matters of religion and spirituality in interactions with clients (Bhagwan, 2010;Bhagwan, 2013;Hodge 2018;Sheridan, 2009). Despite their lack of training, social workers are still obliged to attend to clients' spiritual lives in practice (Oxhandler & Giardina 2017) as part of a holistic approach to social work.…”

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African Spirituality: Unearthing Beliefs and Practices for the Helping Professions

Singh

Bhagwan

2020

SWORK

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Empirical work related to African spirituality in the social sciences, particularly within the social work context, is sparse. It is crucial that practitioners have a deeper understanding of the beliefs and practices that can support therapeutic goals in practice. Using qualitative research methodology, 20 child and youth care students at a selected university in South Africa, who are proponents of African spirituality, were interviewed with regards to their beliefs and practices. The major objective was to gain a richer insight into African spirituality and those African healing methodologies considered most relevant to child and youth care practice. Prayer to the ancestral spirits, sacrificial rituals and music were considered to be some of the most important practices identified that could guide both child and youth care practice and social work.

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Section: Religion and Spirituality In Social Work Practicementioning

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African Spirituality: Unearthing Beliefs and Practices for the Helping Professions

Singh

Bhagwan

2020

SWORK

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“…propia). En algunas sociedades, el resurgimiento de la espiritualidad está asociado al reconocimiento de las formas de conocimiento tradicionales e indígenas (Bhagwan, 2013). En América Latina, la cosmovisión ancestral de la vida también tiene impacto en las creencias locales.…”

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“…Una prestación sociosanitaria culturalmente competente y sensible a la espiritualidad, se reconoce en sintonía con un concepto renovado de calidad de vida que integra las dimensiones bio, psico, socio y espiritual. Su papel ha sido reconocido por las ciencias sociales en general (Krmpotic, 2016), y por las profesiones de cuidado en particular, como la enfermería (Morillo, González-Serna & Llanos, 2017), la psiquiatría (Bianchi, 2013) y el Trabajo Social (Bhagwan, 2013;Crisp, 2008;Sheridan & Amato-von, 1999;Canda, 2009, entre otros). Esta tendencia hacia visiones holísticas e integrales también se registra en el orden de las políticas de salud y de bienestar (Toniol, 2015).…”

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La espiritualidad en la educación del Trabajo Social en Argentina desde la perspectiva de estudiantes avanzados

Krmpotic

2019

RVTS

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El artículo explora el interés por la espiritualidad en la formación en Trabajo Social en la Argentina, en el contexto de las tendencias halladas en el Trabajo Social internacional. A partir de los datos obtenidos a través de un cuestionario autoadministrado aplicado a 137 estudiantes avanzados de la Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (Buenos Aires, Argentina) en los cursos 2016-2017, se analizan sus opiniones y creencias en torno de tres dimensiones: a) movilización espiritual; b) la espiritualidad como dimensión del diagnóstico y de la intervención social; y c) su presencia en los contenidos curriculares como en la bibliografía de apoyo. El análisis cuantitativo de los datos interpretados a la luz de los conceptos relevados, sugieren que, si bien los participantes reconocen que la espiritualidad forma parte del universo del Trabajo Social, se integra débilmente al proceso de formación profesional, revelando históricas disyuntivas profesionales.

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“…The findings revealed high levels of religiosity or spirituality among students, a gap in the curriculum on spirituality and support for its inclusion in social work education. Bhagwan (2013) says that, in South Africa, little empirical work exists except for a survey with final year social work students. Her study thus presents findings made with a national survey of academics: 66 educators from 16 universities participated indicating positive views on spirituality in education and practice in South Africa.…”

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Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

Pandya¹

2015

Social Work Education

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This article is based on a study of 1,084 social work educators from six South Asian countries on their perspectives on including spirituality in the social work curriculum. Findings revealed that all educators across countries felt that a course on spirituality was desirable. They differed however in aspects such as level of course introduction (undergraduate or postgraduate), the nature of the course (optional or compulsory) and the curriculum content (evidence based or experiential). Further educators construed varied meanings of spirituality (transcendence, mind-soul discourse, relational) and spiritually sensitive practice (actively using spirituality and mindfulness as methods of practice for intervention and drawing upon the spiritual strength and potential of the clientele/group/community to plan intervention). Four log regression models also determined predictors of educators' perceptions on spirituality for micro practice, macro practice, level of course introduction and curriculum content. Country, educators' religious background, years of service and scores on Spirituality Assessment Scale emerged as key predictors. Based on educators' responses, this article provides a suggestive frame for the curriculum. With spirituality and its plausible settings of applications, a case is also made for giving credence to indigenising and decolonising approaches in social work education in South Asia.

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Spirituality in social work in South Africa: Insights from a survey with academics

Cited by 13 publications

References 32 publications

African Spirituality: Unearthing Beliefs and Practices for the Helping Professions

African Spirituality: Unearthing Beliefs and Practices for the Helping Professions

La espiritualidad en la educación del Trabajo Social en Argentina desde la perspectiva de estudiantes avanzados

Including Spirituality in the Social Work Curriculum: Perspectives from South Asia

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