Spirituality is an area of thought and practice that is attracting an increasing amount of attention and interest from social work practitioners, theorists, and instructors. Spirituality and Social Work - Selected Canadian Readings explores the history, practice, and diversity of faith traditions with which spirituality and social work are intertwined. Exciting and relevant chapters in this collection include:
• Spirituality As a Guiding Construct in the Development of Canadian Social Work
• Reframing Spirituality, Reconceptualizing Change: Possibilities for Critical Social Work
• From Ecology to Spirituality and Social Justice
• Making Circles: Renewing First Nations Ways of Helping
• Black Churches in Canada: Vehicles for Fostering Community Development in African-Canadian Communities
• Islamic Theology and Prayer: Relevance for Social Work Practice --- from the publisher Contents: Introduction, John Coates Section 1: History Introduction, John Graham
Chapter 1: Spirituality as a Guiding Construct in the Development of Canadian Social Work: Past and Present Considerations, John R. Graham, Diana Coholic, and John Coates
Chapter 2: The Haven, 1878–1930: A Toronto Charity’s Transition from a Religious to a Professional Social Work Ethos, John R. Graham
Chapter 3: The Social Gospel, Richard Allen
Chapter 4: Excerpts from The Values of Life, E.J. Urwick
Chapter 5: Moral and Spiritual Values in Social Work, Rev. Shaun Govenlock Section 2: Spirituality in Social Work Practice Introduction, Brian Ouellette
Chapter 6: Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of Social Work, Michael McKernan
Chapter 7: The Helpfulness of Spiritually Influenced Group Work in Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem: A Preliminary Investigation, Diana Coholic
Chapter 8: Listening to our Stillness: Giving Voice to Our Spirituality (Spirituality & Clinical Practice), Wanda Wagler-Martin
Chapter 9: Reframing Spirituality, Reconceptualizing Change: Possibilities for Critical Social Work, Michèle Butot
Chapter 10: Feminist Community Organizing: The Spectre of the Sacred and the Secular, Sarah Todd
Chapter 11: Engaging with Spirituality: A Qualitative Study of Grief and HIV/AIDS, Susan Cadell, Linda Janzen, and Dennis J. Haubrich
Chapter 12: Circles of Resistance: Spirituality and Transformative Change in Social Work Education and Practice, Cyndy Baskin Section 3: Spirituality and Emerging Areas of Practice Introduction, John Coates
Chapter 13: From Ecology to Spirituality and Social Justice, John Coates
Chapter 14: Profound Connections between Person and Place: Exploring Location, Spirituality, and Social Work, Michael Kim Zapf
Chapter 15: Spirituality, Stress and Work, Rick Csiernik and David W. Adams Section 4: Diversity and Faith Traditions Introduction, Barbara Swartzentruber
Chapter 16: Making Circles: Renewing First Nations Ways of Helping, Gord Bruyere
Chapter 17: Communities in Cooperation: Human Services Work with Old Order Mennonites, Linda Snyder and Sarah Bowman
Chapter 18: Black Churches in Canada: Vehicles for Fostering Community Development in African Canadian Communities—A Historical Analysis, David Este
Chapter 19: Islamic Theology and Prayer: Relevance for Social Work Practice, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham
Conclusion: Barbara Swartzentruber Editors: John Coates is Professor of Social Work at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is also Chair of the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work and has written on the relevance of ecology and spirituality for social work. John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development at the University of Calgary. He has published on the history of spirituality and social work in Canada, and on traditional healing and Islam in the Middle East. Barbara Swartzentruber is Lecturer, Social Development Studies, at Renison College, University of Waterloo, and in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a co-founder of the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work and has written and presented on the topic of spirituality, social work, and social development at Canadian and international conferences. Brian Ouellette was Assistant Professor of Social Work at St. Thomas University. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work, and developed the first Canadian social work course on Spirituality and Social Work.
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