Laura Beres

Practising Spirituality (eBook, ePUB)

Reflections on meaning-making in personal and professional contexts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The steady increase in economic, social, environmental and political hardships experienced by many around the globe has led, in recent years, to a corresponding growth in the importance ascribed to finding meaning in life, and to addressing the bigger questions. As deliverers of care and assistance to people across many different faiths and cultures whose lives are impacted directly by these hardships, current and future social workers must learn to apply concepts of spirituality in their own professional practice.

In this unique and inspiring book, a diverse group of authors draws deeply on their own experiences of spirituality in practice, providing a fascinating and often moving exploration of how meaning is derived in a variety of different contexts. Topics discussed include:

- Mindfulness, meditation and the practice of Falun Gong
- The interaction between spirituality, social justice and professional practice
- The role of spirituality in the provision of palliative care
- Indigenous spiritualities, interconnectedness and human-animal bonds
- The role of spirituality in providing hospitality and acceptance in practice.

Enriched by a wealth of case studies and a strong focus on critical reflection throughout, Practising Spirituality is an important and thought-provoking read for students and practitioners across the full range of health and social care disciplines - from social work and counselling to nursing, youth work and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350312869
• Artikelnr.: 62718595

Autorenporträt

Laura Béres is MSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, King's University College, Western University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is spirituality and how does it relate to professional practice?
Laura Béres 2. Finding Fundamental Meaning through Critical Reflection; Jan
Fook 3. Spiritual influences on practice: the interaction between being a
Quaker and the development of a critical spirituality Fiona Gardner 4. What
spirituality can contribute to social work education: reflections on
teaching and living Rose Pulliam 5. Mana Moana: Healing the V?, developing
spiritually and culturally embedded practices Karlo Mila 6. Being with
different beings: social work and trans-species spirituality Cassandra
Hanrahan 7. Being with different beings: social work and trans-species
spirituality Maria Cheung 8. Mindfulness for practitioners: bringing
attention and awareness to personal and professional experience Lisa
McCorquodale 9. The Rule of Saint Benedict: considering hospitality, and
welcoming spaces in contemporary therapeutic practice Laura Béres 10.
Utilising Availability and Vulnerability to operationalise spirituality
Melanie Rogers 11. Spirituality in palliative care Bruce Rumbold 12. A few
concluding thoughts Laura Béres.