Caritas in social work: one university’s paradigm shift through the social construction of meaning

IF 0.8 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2021-02-16 DOI:10.1080/15426432.2021.1886620

Laura Gibson, Nancy Keeton, Jennifer Alsman

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Abstract

ABSTRACT We adopted caritas as a way to support students’ inherent inclination to care about others and to support their genuine care and concern for the clients they will see. Our aim was to explore how students are using learning resources to socially construct a concept of caritas. Students were asked to explain in a family case study how social work services motivated by caritas might be distinguished from the services of a social worker who did not adopt this philosophy. We conducted a content analysis of 20 student papers. After reviewing the completed assignments, we identified categories and themes as part of the content analysis. Five categories were examined: caritas as love; caritas as motivation; caritas as an ethical act; caritas as a relationship; and caritas as an attitude. Student responses tended to fit into more than one category. This suggests they view caritas as a multidimensional construct. Future research will explore how students move beyond a conceptualization of caritas to its application in everyday interactions. The program can then use this knowledge to further develop its philosophy of caritas.

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社会工作中的明爱:一所大学在意义的社会建构中的范式转换

我们采用明爱作为一种方式来支持学生关心他人的内在倾向，并支持他们对他们将要看到的客户的真正关心和关心。我们的目的是探讨学生如何利用学习资源，以社会建构明爱的概念。学生们被要求在一个家庭案例研究中解释如何区分由明爱推动的社会工作服务与不采用这种理念的社会工作者的服务。我们对20篇学生论文进行了内容分析。在审查完成的作业后，我们确定了类别和主题，作为内容分析的一部分。研究考察了五个类别:爱的明爱;明爱作为动力;明爱是一种合乎道德的行为;明爱是一种关系;爱是一种态度。学生的回答往往不只属于一类。这表明他们把明爱看作是一个多维的结构。未来的研究将探讨学生如何超越明爱的概念，将其应用于日常互动。然后，该项目可以利用这些知识进一步发展其明爱哲学。

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JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORK-

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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.