Spiritual Development
Furness and Gilligan (2010) stated There is a growing body of literature written predominantly for health professionals and more recently for social workers about the importance of developing and incorporating cultural and spiritual sensitivity and awareness in their work with others (p. 2187). Spirituality which may or may not include involvement with an established religion contributes to human diversity and influences human behavior. An individual’s spirituality may be an important factor in his or her social environment. As a social worker your awareness of a client’s spirituality may help increase your understanding of the client and his or her needs.
Sensitivity to and respect for your client’s spiritual dimension reflects your appreciation of diversity. As you consider the potential impact of your clients’ spirituality on their perspectives and behavior you must also consider how your spirituality might influence your interactions with a client.
For this Discussion you consider the impact of spirituality on your interactions with clients.
CREATa Discussion in which you explain how considerations about clients’ worldviews including their spirituality or religious convictions might affect your interactions with them. Provide at least two specific examples. In addition explain one way your own spirituality or religious convictions might support your work with a client and one barrier it might present. Finally share one strategy for applying an awareness of spirituality to social work practice in general.
Be sure to support your posts with specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.
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