Being culturally sensitive by respecting your clients’ spirituality and religious traditions

Being culturally sensitive by respecting your clients’ spirituality and religious traditions

Spirituality and Social Work Practice Being culturally sensitive by respecting your clients’ spirituality and religious traditions, in general, is an important professional competence (Furness & Gilligan, 2010). Applying your spiritual awareness to a specific client case, however, may require even greater skill. In this assignment, you consider how you might address a client\’s crisis that includes a spiritual or religious component.

To prepare for this Assignment, review this week\’s media about Eboni Logan\’s visit with her school social worker.

By Day 7Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that answers the following questions:

As Eboni’s social worker, would you include Spirituality and religion in your initial assessment? Why or why not? What strategies can you use to ensure that your personal values will not influence your practice with Eboni? How would you address the crisis that Eboni is experiencing?

Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Optional Resources

Use the link below to access the MSW home page, which provides resources for your Social Work program.MSW home page

Atchley, R. C. (2006). Continuity, spiritual growth, and coping in later adulthood. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 18(2/3), 19.

Hodge, D. R., & Bushfield, S. (2007). Developing spiritual competence in practice. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 15(3-4), 101–127.

Linzer, N. (2006). Spirituality and ethics in long-term care. Journal of Religion and Social Work, 25(1), 87–106.

Nelson-Becker, H., & Canda, E. R. (2008). Spirituality, religion, and aging research in social work: State of the art and future possibilities. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 20(3), 177–193.

Nelson-Becker, H. (2005). Religion and coping in older adults: A social work perspective. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(1/2), 51–67.