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A Transcultural Perspective on Social Work with Cultural and Spiritual Diversity
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A Transcultural Perspective on Social Work with Cultural and Spiritual Diversity offers theoretical and practical guidelines for ways that social workers and other professional helpers can honor the distinctiveness of particular cultures and spiritual views as well as the common qualities of humanity. The transcultural perspective promotes mutual understanding and collaboration toward wellbeing and justice for all people and all beings. This book reveals the historical development and current state of the art of Dr. Edward Canda’s innovations on culturally appropriate and spiritually sensitive social work, with examples from refugee resettlement, interreligious dialogue, cross-cultural marriage, international social work collaborations, and spiritual strengths-based practice. A Transcultural Perspective provides a concise and thorough framework for inclusive spiritually sensitive social work including ethical decision-making, spiritual assessment, therapeutic relationship, mindfulness, fulfillment supporting organizational culture, and global ecological compassion and justice.
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Edward R. Canda, MA, MSW, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus and Coordinator of the Spiritual Diversity Initiative in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas (KU). He was on the faculty at KU from 1989 to 2019 and at the University of Iowa for three years prior. Dr. Canda was also a Courtesy Professor of Religious Studies and a Member of the Center for East Asian Studies at KU. Dr. Canda frequently lectures and consults on topics related to spiritual diversity in social work, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Canda’s career work addresses connections between cultural diversity, spirituality, transilience, and philosophy of social welfare in relation to social service, health, mental health, and disabilities. In 2013, Dr. Canda received the Council on Social Work Education’s Significant Lifetime Achievement Award for innovations on spirituality through scholarship and education.
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2024-10
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University of Kansas Libraries