{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-religion-spirituality-and-social-work-9781138931220","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Religion Spirituality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis international volume provides a comprehensive account of contemporary research, new perspectives and cutting-edge issues surrounding religion and spirituality in social work. The introduction introduces key themes and conceptual issues such as understandings of religion and spirituality as well as definitions of social work, which can vary between countries. The main body of the book is divided up into sections on regional perspectives; religious and spiritual traditions; faith-based service provision; religion and spirituality across the lifespan; and social work practice. The final chapter identifies key challenges and opportunities for developing both social work scholarship and practice in this area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding a wide range of international perspectives from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the USA, this \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e succeeds in extending the dominant paradigms and comprises a mix of au\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'There is increasing interest in social work about how the profession understands issues of religion and spirituality. This very well structured book, written by international experts in the field, comprehensively identifies the knowledge base and points towards new directions in this growing area of practice. It is an essential source for academics, practitioners and students.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Jim Campbell, University College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'There is increasing interest in social work about how the profession understands issues of religion and spirituality. This very well structured book, written by international experts in the field, comprehensively identifies the knowledge base and points towards new directions in this growing area of practice. It is an essential source for academics, practitioners and students.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e– Jim Campbell, University College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Religion and spirituality in social work: creating an international dialogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth R. Crisp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegional perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Australia: it’s complicated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth R. Crisp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Korean social welfare’s approach to spiritual diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward R. Canda, Jungrim Moon and Kyung Mee Kim\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The absent presence of religion and spirituality in mental health social work in Northern Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Carlisle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Spirituality and religion in Maltese social work practice: a taboo?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Psaila\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligious and spiritual traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The constructed ‘Indian’ and Indigenous sovereignty: social work practice with Indigenous peoples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArielle Dylan and Bartholemew Smallboy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The sacred in traditional African spirituality: creating synergies with social work practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaisuyah Bhagwan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Studying social work: dilemmas and difficulties of Ultra-Orthodox women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNehami Baum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Western Buddhism and social work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Humphrey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Achieving dynamic balancing: application of Daoist principles into social work practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelia Hoi Yan Chan, Xiao-Wen Ji and Cecilia Lai Wan Chan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Celtic spirituality: exploring the fascination across time and place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Béres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Material spirituality: challenging Gnostic tendencies in contemporary understandings of religion and spirituality in social work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Whiting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Social work with Muslim communities: treading a critical path over the crescent moon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Ashencaen Crabtree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Religious and spiritual perspectives of social work among the Palestinians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlean Al-Krenawi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaith-based service provision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Partners in service and justice: Catholic social welfare and the social work profession\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Plitt Donaldson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Residential childcare in faith-based institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 The background and roles of The Salvation Army in providing social and faith-based services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Wolf-Branigin and Katie Hirtz Bingaman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 South Asian gurus, their movements and social service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamta P. Pandya\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 Reclaiming compassion: Auschwitz, Holocaust remembrance and social work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn G. Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 At a crossroads: the Church of Sweden and its role as a welfare provider in a changing Swedish welfare state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEva Jeppsson Grassman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion and spirituality across the lifespan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Spirituality: the missing component in trauma therapy across the lifespan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Marie Boynton and Jo-Ann Vis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Spirituality as a protective factor for children and adolescents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Benavides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Responding to child abuse in religious contexts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Gilligan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Queer meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Henrickson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 From entanglement to equanimity: an application of a holistic healing approach into social work practice with infertile couples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYao Hong and Celia Hoi Yan Chan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 Life’s end journey: social workers in palliative care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Wiebe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 Social work and suffering in end-of-life care: an arts-based approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrene Renzenbrink\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial work practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 Religious literacy in public and professional settings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Dinham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29 Spirituality and sexuality: exploring tensions in everyday relationship-based practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanet Melville-Wiseman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 Mindfulness for professional resilience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Lucas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31 Spiritual competence: the key to effective practice with people from diverse religious backgrounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid R. Hodge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32 A spiritual approach to social work practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn M. Carrington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33 Critical spirituality and social work practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiona Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34 Spiritually informed social work within conflict-induced displacement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalabika Das\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35 Holistic arts-based social work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana Coholic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36 Ethical principles for transitioning to a renewable energy economy in an era of climate change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMishka Lysack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37 The spiritual dimensions of ecosocial work in the context of global climate change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred H. Besthorn and Jon Hudson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38 Ultimate concerns and human rights: how can practice sensitive to spirituality and religion expand and sharpen social work capacity to challenge social injustice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFran Gale and Michael Dudley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39 Addressing spiritual bypassing: issues and guidelines for spiritually sensitive practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael J. Sheridan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VII\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40 Developing the agenda for religion and spirituality in social work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth R. 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