Socially Just Religious and Spiritual Interventions

2018-11-30 Psychology

Author : Elisabeth Esmiol Wilson
Release : 2018-11-30
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book Socially Just Religious and Spiritual Interventions written by Elisabeth Esmiol Wilson. This book was released on 2018-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful work answers essential questions in family therapy by exploring the ethical use of religion and spirituality in the clinical context. Its justice-informed framework explores how to employ the spiritual as a source of resilience and empowerment as well as counter harmful spiritual and religious influences in situations that cause families and couples stress, particularly relating to gender, sexuality, race, culture, and identity. Powerful case studies show therapists and clients collaborating on meaning-making and comfort in the face of longstanding conflict, acute and chronic illness, estrangement, and loss. Coverage also explores the ethical responsibilities of determining whether beliefs are helpful or harmful to client mental health and offers guidelines for therapists navigating personal biases regarding faith. This vital text: · Spotlights the influence of an often-overlooked aspect of mental health · Provides detailed examples of religion and spirituality across diverse families and issues · Outlines practical strategies for integrating helpful aspects of clients’ relationship with the sacred into treatment · Offers a framework for countering harmful aspects of clients’ religious beliefs or practices · Includes interventions used with couples, parents/children, and other family units · Adds a socially just perspective on the spiritual dimension of mind/body concerns · Encourages readers’ professional development and self-reflection Addressing critical issues where belief frequently takes center stage, Socially Just Religious and Spiritual Interventions is an invaluable resource for family therapists, psychotherapists, and other professionals pursuing a socially just, clinically relevant approach to spiritual and religious therapeutic integration.

Connecting Spirituality and Social Justice

2016-04-08 Social Science

Author : Michael J. Sheridan
Release : 2016-04-08
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Connecting Spirituality and Social Justice written by Michael J. Sheridan. This book was released on 2016-04-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Wallis, well-known justice advocate and author, has stated that the two great hungers in the world today are for spirituality and social justice. Although social work and related fields have increasingly recognized the importance of addressing spirituality within clinical practice, less attention has been paid to the role of spirituality in promoting social justice or supporting social change within macropractice. The contributions in this edited collection highlight current developments in this area, including emerging conceptual frameworks, practice applications and research findings. Theoretical approaches to understanding the link between spirituality and justice are explored in analyses of alternative models of social justice and justice orientations of major faith traditions. The critical role of spirituality in larger system change is illustrated through exemplars of research on vulnerable populations, community practice, legislative advocacy, development of social movements, and ecological social work. The importance of including content on religion and spirituality in professional curricula is explored through research on students’ attitudes toward spirituality and social advocacy. Noting the resonating themes within all of these contributions, the volume concludes with an overview of emerging principles for spiritual activism. This book aims to stimulate further development in the vital connection between spirituality and social justice. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work.

Mercy in Action

2018-02-23 Religion

Author : Thomas Massaro, SJ
Release : 2018-02-23
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Mercy in Action written by Thomas Massaro, SJ. This book was released on 2018-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has tackled many issues of urgent reform within the church. Mercy in Action explores Pope Francis’s efforts to renewCatholic social teaching—the guidance the church offers on matters that pertain to social justice in the world. The book examines what Pope Francis has said, done, and written on six critical social issues today—economic inequality, worker justice, preserving the environment, healthy family life, the plight of refugees, and peacemaking. The book also highlights both continuity and change in Catholic social teaching. Author Thomas Massaro illustrates how on each social issue—from expressing solidarity with unemployed workers to writing an encyclical addressing environmental degradation and climate change—Pope Francis has worked to update the church’s message of social justice and mercy.

Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training

2023-05-31 Psychology

Author : Lindsey A. Nice
Release : 2023-05-31
Genre : Psychology
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Download or read book Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training written by Lindsey A. Nice. This book was released on 2023-05-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the lived experiences of systemic family therapy educators. It addresses the issues of power and justice that they face in family therapy training programs, including their teaching experiences with students, interactions with faculty, and challenges within academic institutions. It describes how family therapy programs attempt to incorporate cultural awareness with mixed results (e.g., focusing only on how to work with diverse clients or not supporting faculty from across social locations). The book explores the ways in which family therapy educators with intersecting marginalized identities continue to be oppressed across different areas of academia. The book addresses issues of power that systemic family therapy educators face within the academia itself at three different levels: Personal interactions with students that create more complete understanding of issues of power. Professional interactions with colleagues that provide support and accountability. Political interventions aimed at changing the larger academic institution. Chapters focus on countering unjust practices in academic settings. Authors reflect on personal experiences across these three levels and, then, offer concrete suggestions for intervention. These include teaching experiences or meaningful interactions with students that support empowerment or increased awareness; relationships with colleagues that promote accountability and growth; and needed changes or challenges to the larger structure of academia. Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training is an essential resource for clinicians, therapists, and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in family studies, clinical psychology, and public health as well as all interrelated disciplines.

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