Transpersonal Perspectives on Spirituality in Social Work

Canda, Edward R.; Smith, Elizabeth D.

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“…This implies that spirituality is critical to practitioners as well as clients in practice. The literature on spirituality and social work to date has focused upon practical applications of spirituality in mental health assessment and intervention mainly revolving around clients (Canda & Smith, 2001;Coholic, 2005;Dezerotes, 2006;Oxhandler, Parrish, Torres, & Achenbaum, 2015). The inclusion of client"s spirituality in practice is a meaningful expansion for the social work profession.…”

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“…Particularly, in strengths-based practice, the role of practitioner as a collaborator, a facilitator, and a genuine partner is considered key to the success of practice. Spirituality of the practitioner is the power to ignite the underlying motive for social work, empathy or sacred compassion or unconditional love (Canda, 2001). Considering that the genuine relationship between practitioner and client is crucial in strengths-based practice, the spirituality of the practitioner can be a generator to create that genuine therapeutic relationship.…”

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Integration of Spirituality into the Strengths-Based Social Work Practice: A Transpersonal Approach to the Strengths Perspective

Lee¹

2019

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The strengths perspective in social work practice has called for a shift away from a focus on client problems to a focus on client capacities and possibilities for last decades. The strengths perspective has attracted the interest of social work practitioners and scholars by challenging social work"s longstanding emphases on psychopathology and problem-solving methods in fundamental ways. However, some practitioners and researchers alike have continuously questioned the effectiveness, uniqueness, and relevance of the strengths perspective as a practice model. Particularly, practitioners have raised questions about the feasibility of its call to keep focus on strengths when working with clients in the midst of miserable situations. This article reviews philosophical principles of the strengths perspective as well as criticisms, and identifies the gap between its theoretical basis and practice based on Ken Wilber"s transpersonal theory. This article then clarifies that the development of practitioners" personal spirituality is critical in fully vitalizing their strengths-based work with clients.

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Integration of Spirituality into the Strengths-Based Social Work Practice: A Transpersonal Approach to the Strengths Perspective

Lee¹

2019

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“…A semistructured interview format was utilized. Participants were invited to reflect upon their own understanding of spirituality, but the following definition was also provided to guide the interview: "Spirituality involves one or more of faith in self, belief in God, and the practice of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness" (Lavretsky, 2010;Mueller et al, 2001;Canda & Furman, 2010;Canda & Smith, 2001). The interview revolved around the following questions: (a) The role of spirituality in their recovery; (b) How spirituality played out in the peer support relationship; and (c) Facilitators and barriers of peer specialists' use of spirituality in their work with their peers.…”

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Exploring peer specialists’ experiences with spirituality in their work: Recommendations for future directions.

Walter

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Salzer

2022

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objective: Spirituality is part of recovery for many people with lived experience of mental health issues, including those who become peer specialists and utilize their own recovery experiences to facilitate the recovery of others. This research explores how peer specialists view spirituality in their work with their peers and the factors that impact conversations in this area. Method: Eleven peer specialists participated in individual qualitative interviews. Inquiries were made about their own experiences of spirituality and how these were used to support others. Additional questions probed factors that facilitated or served as barriers to their ability to engage in such conversations. Data were subjected to thematic analysis. Results: Peer specialists experienced well-being, hope, and self-acceptance through spirituality. Use of spirituality in peer support was influenced by their personal spiritual journey, specifically because they understood its value to recovery. Barriers to use included fear of rejection and lack of formal support. The number one facilitator was their personal experience, but they suggested the need for training and guidelines as important future facilitators. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: Results indicate that at least some peer specialists are thinking about the role of spirituality in their work but express some struggles with such activities. There appears a need for guidelines on how to use spirituality in peer support, better definitions of the competencies peer specialists need, and more attention to training and supervision in this area-possibly to maximize the benefit of the lived experience that many peer specialists bring to their work. Impact and ImplicationsThis qualitative study investigated mental health peer specialists' experiences of using spirituality in their work, including facilitators and barriers to having spiritually oriented conversations with peers. Findings indicate that peer specialists find value in using spirituality in their work but need additional support, especially through training and encouragement from organizational leadership, to increase confidence and skills in this area.

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“…Respecto a las intervenciones implementadas, los modelos de abordaje psicológico fueron clasificados en las siguientes categorías: consejería 16,17 , psicología cognitivo conductual [18][19][20][21] y psicología transpersonal [22][23][24][25] .…”

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¿Son efectivas las intervenciones psicológicas para mejorar el control de la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en adultos?: una revisión sistemática y metaanálisis

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Psychological interventions for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A systematic review and meta-analysis Background: Affordable interventions to improve metabolic control of Type 2-Diabetes Mellitus are increasingly necessary. Aim: To review systematically the existing literature on the effects of psychological interventions on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus compensation. Material and Methods: We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of psychological interventions implemented for Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Research included the following electronic databases: PubMed, Bireme, Web of Science, SciELO, Embase, EBSCOhost, SCOPUS, Psychology Database. Results: Most studies showed a decrease in the level of glycated hemoglobin after interventions, which applied different initiatives complementary to standard medical treatment. Mainly, these interventions encompassed training for self-monitoring and control of diabetes based on cognitive behavioral psychology, counseling, self-assessment and physical-spiritual work based on transpersonal psychology. Conclusions: Psychological tools could be an adjunct to the standard medical treatment for patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, reducing glycated hemoglobin levels and improving self-regulation, disease awareness and adherence from the self-efficacy perception perspective.

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Transpersonal Perspectives on Spirituality in Social Work

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Integration of Spirituality into the Strengths-Based Social Work Practice: A Transpersonal Approach to the Strengths Perspective

Integration of Spirituality into the Strengths-Based Social Work Practice: A Transpersonal Approach to the Strengths Perspective

Exploring peer specialists’ experiences with spirituality in their work: Recommendations for future directions.

¿Son efectivas las intervenciones psicológicas para mejorar el control de la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en adultos?: una revisión sistemática y metaanálisis

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