Older African American adults: understanding the role of the Black Church’s support in the community

IF 0.8 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1080/15426432.2020.1780183

R. Cosby

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Older African Americans’ spirituality is explored to provide an understanding of the African American’s legacy of reliance on the Black church as part of their belief system. This explanation constructs a foundation for understanding the older African American’s reliance on the Black church for aid,spiritual sustenance and support. This review is important for helping social workers who are providing support and practice interventions for these clients. Also, it provides an explanation of how religious and spiritual leaders offer care to older African Americans. A framework to assist Social Workers in understanding this population is provided along with highlighting the importance of connection and attunement to the older African American’s spiritual values and needs. This creates a meaningful relationship not only with the individual client but also with their church community. The significance of helping the less fortunate, and building a level of trust and social supports is also highlighted. Key words: Black Church, Older African Americans, social workers, slavery, spirituality, social support

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年长的非裔美国人:了解黑人教会在社区中的支持作用

本文探讨了老年非裔美国人的灵性，以了解非裔美国人对黑人教堂作为其信仰体系一部分的传统依赖。这一解释为理解老年非裔美国人对黑人教会的依赖、精神寄托和支持奠定了基础。这篇综述对于帮助那些为这些客户提供支持和实践干预的社会工作者是很重要的。此外，它还解释了宗教和精神领袖如何照顾年长的非裔美国人。本文提供了一个框架，帮助社会工作者了解这一群体，同时强调了与年长的非裔美国人的精神价值观和需求联系和协调的重要性。这不仅与个人客户建立了有意义的关系，也与他们的教会社区建立了有意义的关系。帮助不幸的人，建立一定程度的信任和社会支持的重要性也被强调。关键词:黑人教会，老年非裔美国人，社会工作者，奴隶制，灵性，社会支持

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1.40

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： In the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, scholars, researchers, and practitioners examine issues of social justice and religion as they relate to the development of policy and delivery of social services. In addition to timely literature reviews, the journal presents up-to-date, in-depth, expert information on: sectarian and nonsectarian approaches to spirituality and ethics; justice and peace; philosophically oriented aspects of religion in the social services; conceptual frameworks; the philosophy of social work; and a great deal more.