Spirituality and Social Work : Selected Canadian Readings

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 WorkReframing Spirituality, Reconceptualizing Change: Possibilities for Critical Social WorkFrom Ecology to Spirituality and Social JusticeMaking Circles: Renewing First Nations Ways of HelpingBlack Churches in Canada: Vehicles for Fostering Community Development in African-Canadian CommunitiesIslamic Theology and Prayer: Relevance for Social Work Practice