Ethical Considerations About Spirituality in Social Work: Insights From a National Qualitative Survey
Issue Date
2004Author
Canda, Edward R.
Nakashima, Mitsuko
Furman, Leola Dyrud
Publisher
Alliance for Children and Families
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
Metadata
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A mixed methods national survey of 2,069 National Association of Social Workers members examined
ethical concerns regarding religious and nonreligious spiritual issues in clinical practice settings. This
qualitative study focuses on responses to open-ended survey questions and relates them to quantitative
findings. Practitioners' insights provide a basis to extend ethical guidelines in practice and education.
The findings indicate that most respondents deal with spirituality in practice, and many use
general ethical principles and situational considerations. However, they likely lack guidelines for systematic
ethical decision making about the use of spiritually oriented activities in practice. The authors
suggest ways that social work educators and supervisors should provide ethical guidelines and case
examples for spiritually oriented activities in both educational and direct practice contexts.
Description
Copyright 2004 Alliance for Children and Families
ISSN
1044-3894Collections
Citation
Canda, E.R, Nakashima, M., & Furman, L.D. (2004). Ethical Considerations About Spirituality in Social Work: Insights From a National Qualitative Survey. Families in Society, 85 (1), 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.256
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