Spiritual Diversity in Social Work:
The Heart of Helping
by Edward R. Canda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90kRJjh-F80
Spiritual Diversity in Social Work:
The Heart of Helping
Edward R. Canda, M.A., MSW., Ph. D. is a professor at the School of Social Welfare and director of the Office for Research on Spiritual Diversity in Social Work at the University of Kansas. He is a member of the Religion and Spirituality Work Group at the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Religion and Spirituality Clearing House, which was formed to "promote social workers' knowledge, values, and skills for ethical and effective practice that takes into account the diverse expressions of religion and spirituality among clients and their communities."
Dr. Canda speaks about using religion and spirituality in social work practice. He speaks on spiritually sensitive practice, spiritual diversity, and what strengths and challenges are presented by religion and spirituality in social work practice. Themes of meaning, relationship, transcendence, wholeness, compassion, meditation, mindfulness, ethics and cultural competence are discussed.
More information on Dr. Canda as well as spiritual diversity and social work is available on his website at http://www.socwel.ku.edu/canda/
Presented on October 8th, 2012 at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work.
