Pub Date : 2020-09-07DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1816247
R. Whiting
ABSTRACT This article is the first to address breathing in social work directly. It sits within the phenomenological tradition and as such provides accounts from social work education and practice as a means of recognizing a commonality of experience. The article argues for a considered, conscious use of the breath in order for the social worker to gain a state of calm or composure and also to be able to foster composure in others – the so called “circle of breath”. The focus is on the skills of the worker but also on the meanings of the choices they make. A phenomenological approach to the topic of composure is contrasted with a psychotherapeutic approach. No particular method is advocated although several exercises designed to aid breath awareness are suggested. A discussion is threaded throughout on the relationship between the breath and spirituality in social work, also considered in phenomenological terms.
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Pub Date : 2020-09-07DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1818358
R. C. Trammel, Gewnhi Park, I. Karlsson
ABSTRACT This pilot study explored whether a Moving Pictures Experts Group-3 (MP3) delivery of a Religiously Oriented Mindfulness (ROM) intervention would improve mindfulness, increase cardiac vagal tone, and decrease Personal Burnout for a sample of social workers. To examine the efficacy of such a ROM, pre and posttest data were collected from N = 22 social workers in vivo (at job or university sites) using the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS), Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and the Personal Burn-out dimension of the Copenhagen Burnout Scale. Paired-sample t-tests revealed significant differences between pre-and-posttest measures, indicating improvements on all measures with medium to large effect sizes for the MAAS, and HRV, and a smaller effect size for the decrease in Personal Burnout at posttest. ROM is effective in improving mindfulness, increasing HRV, and decreasing Personal Burnout in social workers. The religious nature of this mindfulness intervention, as well as the in vivo nature of this study design is novel in mindfulness studies. The results of this pilot study warrant further exploration of how a religious integration of practices in mindfulness can be effective in improving mindfulness, and self-regulatory function, and preventing burnout in social workers.
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Pub Date : 2020-09-05DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1802393
M. Vander Vennen, Marg Smit-Vandezande, Ken Van Wyk, Joanne Ebear, Danielle VandenAkker, R. Csiernik
ABSTRACT A Congregational Assistance Program (CAP) is a unique initiative that appropriates the Employee Assistance model of service provision but instead of centering the counseling around the workplace for employees and their families uses the church as the hub. This article examines the ten-year developmental history of the first Canadian CAP situated in Ontario. The rationale for its development is provided along with how the program was first piloted. A narrative of its subsequent growth and development is offered along with outcome data detailing growth in church and household participation, service user demographics, utilization, and presenting issues. The article concludes by examining the future direction for CAP both in terms of service delivery and program evaluation.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-29DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1802392
H. Harris, Gaynor I. Yancey, Veronica L. Timbers, Carolyn Cole
ABSTRACT Interviews with 20 adults who self-identified as both Christian and LGBTQI+ were examined for themes of identity and Christian history, affiliation, and vocation. Considered in the context of denominational and congregational struggles over scripture, policy, and decisions with respect to inclusion, leadership, and same sex marriage, these 20 participants have traditional histories and often non-traditional pathways to faith and service. The following manuscript will address these themes of identity and Christian history, affiliation, and vocation including the question of who determines who is a Christian and who is not.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-28DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1804514
Bartłomiej Skowroński, Elżbieta Talik
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to explore the correlates and predictors of metaphysical quality of life in prisoners. Three hundred and ninety prison inmates were recruited from the correctional facilities administered by the District Inspectorate of Prison Service in Warsaw. Data were collected by means of the SQLQ, SPI/TPI, SIPR, COPE, RCOPE, RAS-25 questionnaires and analyzed by means of structural equation modeling. All models were specified in a path analysis using Mplus version 8.2. The positive correlates of prison inmates’ MQoL are resilience, intensity of religious attitude, and curiosity, as well as selected coping strategies (religious and non-religious). As hypothesized, the negative correlates of inmates’ metaphysical quality of life are anger, anxiety, state depression, and trait depression. A novelty of the study is the inclusion of variables that have not been analyzed before in the context of prison inmates’ metaphysical quality of life or quality of life in general: intensity of religious attitude and curiosity.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-12DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1784072
S. Ossey
ABSTRACT The view of psychoanalytic theorists toward religion has proceeded along the same trajectory as sociological theory: from rejection, to ambivalence and tolerance, and on to a guarded acceptance and appreciation. Winnicott viewed religion as a positive and beneficial component of the cultural experience that he called transitional space. I will explore whether religion and spirituality possess a unique role in the service of transitional space experiences and whether Winnicott’s construct of transitional space can be used as a lens to view the postmodern revival of religious practice and spirituality as a response to the hyper-secularization of modern life.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-09DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1784073
Ravi Gokani, L. Caragata
ABSTRACT This article presents data from a mixed-method study on evangelical faith-based organizations in Southern Ontario, Canada. The authors sought to explore the nature and extent of faith-sharing in these organizations by using the Convergent Triangulation Design, which permitted the use of semi-structured interviews, focus groups, surveys, and document review. First, The Great Commission acts as a de facto institutional policy in the evangelical faith-based organizations sampled; The Great Commission is a Biblical injunction, strongly observed by evangelicals, which states that evangelicals are commissioned by Jesus to share and ultimately convert others to their faith. The second theme is that in seeking to realize The Great Commission these organizations tried not to be coercive in sharing their faith. In the discussion, the paper explores briefly some of the potential ethical issues that emerge from faith-sharing in social service settings.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-04DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1784071
Siddhesh Mukerji
ABSTRACT Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was a twentieth century socio-political and religious reformer whose activities impacted millions of lives, especially among India’s Dalit community. This article illustrates his lifework and its lessons for social work scholarship on religion. Using the examples of Ambedkar and Navayana Buddhism, I discuss three sources of complexity for social work scholarship on religion: 1) religion may function as both oppressive and emancipatory; 2) religion is malleable, not monolithic; and 3) religion is situated in and interactive with contexts. I conclude with suggestions for how social work scholarship on religion may account for complexity.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2020.1802679
Eileen A. Dombo
As we prepare this issue of the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, much of the world is still in the grips of measure to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The U...
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2019.1575572
Edward R. Canda
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