Social Work Practice
Religion, Social Policy, and Social Work Practice
Faith-based Services in Public Welfare It is generally accepted that the church has been a locus of social service and social change throughout America’s history, and “that the concept of human services emerged, at least partially, from a religious base” (Ellor, Netting, & Thibault, 1999, p. 13). Furthermore, it is recognized that the social work profession in the United States was influenced by a long history of religious traditions (Ellor et al, 1999; Hugen, 2012; Rosethal, 2006). The social welfare system that emerged in the United States, formerly and presently, continues to be a mix of faith-based and secular organizations and groups with diversified perspectives and approaches …show more content…
The importance of these issues in social work education is supported by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard, 2.1.4:
Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation… [Social workers] gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups… (CSWE, 2008, p. 5)
The NASW Code of Ethics (2008) points to the importance of recognizing religious and spiritual beliefs in order to practice in a holistic, client-centered manner. Section 1.05(c) of the Code of Ethics …show more content…
(2008). Education policy and accreditation standards. Retrieved from http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/2008EPASHandbook.aspx
Daly, L. (2009). God 's economy: Faith-based initiatives and the caring state. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Ellor, J., Netting, F., Thibault, J., (1999) Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Human Service Practice. Columbia, SC.: University of South Carolina Press.
Karger, H. J., Midgley, J. Kindle, P. A., & Brown, C. B. (2007). Controversial issues in social policy. Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon
Kennedy, S. S., & Bielefeld, W. (2006). Charitable choice at work: Evaluating faith-based job programs in the states. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
Monsma, S. V. (2012). Pluralism and freedom: Faith-based organizations in a democratic society. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Nagel, A. (2006). Charitable choice: the religious component of the US-welfare-reform — theoretical and methodological reflections on "faith-based-organizations" as social service agencies. Numen: International Review For The History Of Religions, 53(1), 78-111. doi:10.1163/156852706776942294
NASW (National Association of Social Workers). (2008). Code of ethics of the national association of social workers. Washington, DC. NASW
Faith-based Services in Public Welfare It is generally accepted that the church has been a locus of social service and social change throughout America’s history, and “that the concept of human services emerged, at least partially, from a religious base” (Ellor, Netting, & Thibault, 1999, p. 13). Furthermore, it is recognized that the social work profession in the United States was influenced by a long history of religious traditions (Ellor et al, 1999; Hugen, 2012; Rosethal, 2006). The social welfare system that emerged in the United States, formerly and presently, continues to be a mix of faith-based and secular organizations and groups with diversified perspectives and approaches …show more content…
The importance of these issues in social work education is supported by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard, 2.1.4:
Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation… [Social workers] gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups… (CSWE, 2008, p. 5)
The NASW Code of Ethics (2008) points to the importance of recognizing religious and spiritual beliefs in order to practice in a holistic, client-centered manner. Section 1.05(c) of the Code of Ethics …show more content…
(2008). Education policy and accreditation standards. Retrieved from http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/2008EPASHandbook.aspx
Daly, L. (2009). God 's economy: Faith-based initiatives and the caring state. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Ellor, J., Netting, F., Thibault, J., (1999) Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Human Service Practice. Columbia, SC.: University of South Carolina Press.
Karger, H. J., Midgley, J. Kindle, P. A., & Brown, C. B. (2007). Controversial issues in social policy. Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon
Kennedy, S. S., & Bielefeld, W. (2006). Charitable choice at work: Evaluating faith-based job programs in the states. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
Monsma, S. V. (2012). Pluralism and freedom: Faith-based organizations in a democratic society. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Nagel, A. (2006). Charitable choice: the religious component of the US-welfare-reform — theoretical and methodological reflections on "faith-based-organizations" as social service agencies. Numen: International Review For The History Of Religions, 53(1), 78-111. doi:10.1163/156852706776942294
NASW (National Association of Social Workers). (2008). Code of ethics of the national association of social workers. Washington, DC. NASW