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Social work is constantly epistemically evolving and embracing diverse bodies of knowledge to inform its ontology and practice frameworks.
Over the years the impact of feminist, post -colonial and queer theory, for example, has broadened the social work lens and invited a welcome departure from dominant Westernized, patriarchal and positivist paradigms. However, the separation of the spiritual realm from case work, clinical, community and group work traditions of social work remained steadfast. The last decade or so has seen forages into the issues of social work and spirituality. This examination into spirituality and social work has shown that for many service-users, spiritual practices (be they religious or non-religious) are important in their lives and their way out of difficulties. Concurrently, relationships between socio-political movements and global religions have grown increasingly complex. To create a truly holistic approach to the needs of service-users it is impor

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/31/2025
      ISBN13: 9781032510316, 978-1032510316
      ISBN10: 1032510315
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      Book Synopsis

      Social work is constantly epistemically evolving and embracing diverse bodies of knowledge to inform its ontology and practice frameworks.
      Over the years the impact of feminist, post -colonial and queer theory, for example, has broadened the social work lens and invited a welcome departure from dominant Westernized, patriarchal and positivist paradigms. However, the separation of the spiritual realm from case work, clinical, community and group work traditions of social work remained steadfast. The last decade or so has seen forages into the issues of social work and spirituality. This examination into spirituality and social work has shown that for many service-users, spiritual practices (be they religious or non-religious) are important in their lives and their way out of difficulties. Concurrently, relationships between socio-political movements and global religions have grown increasingly complex. To create a truly holistic approach to the needs of service-users it is impor

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