Social thoughtPub Date : 2001-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2001.9960300
J. Burke
{"title":"Examining role change: A qualitative study of catholic sisters who became family caregivers","authors":"J. Burke","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2001.9960300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2001.9960300","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Women in Catholic religious institutes are members of organizations that prohibited family caregiving until the late twentieth century. Forty‐six women from 11 non‐cloistered religious institutes participated in a qualitative study focused on understanding their parent care experiences from the perspective of role theory. Embedded in a society experiencing an era of extended longevity, the study participants appear to have expanded the role of Catholic sister to include the ministry of family elder care.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"20 1","pages":"141 - 157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2001.9960300","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59932350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2001-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2001.9960281
A. Leight
{"title":"Transpersonalism and social work practice: Awakening to new dimensions for client self‐determination, empowerment, and growth","authors":"A. Leight","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2001.9960281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2001.9960281","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This article proposes and advocates integration of a transpersonal model into clinical social work practice as a logical extension of the profession's inclusive perspective. The theory and practice of a transpersonal approach to psychotherapy and its applicability to social work are investigated, especially for use with marginalized populations. Transpersonalism is examined as an opportunity to enhance the worker's ability to respect and honor client self‐determination, facilitate bio‐psycho‐social‐spiritual growth and development, and empower even the most vulnerable in our society.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"20 1","pages":"63 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2001.9960281","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960265
A. Ai
{"title":"Spiritual well‐being, population aging, and a need for improving practice with the elderly: A psychosocial account","authors":"A. Ai","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960265","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The current trend of population aging suggests the need for greater emphasis on spiritual well‐being (SWB) of older populations. Current research has not provided much theoretical guidance for professional practice. To improve spiritual care for the elderly, this article reviews some influential psychosocial theories in terms of their approaches to spiritual or religious issues and aging or adult development. Finally, current theoretical advancements in this regard are introduced for improving social work practice with the elderly.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"1 - 21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960265","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960266
B. Friedman
{"title":"Building a spiritual based model to address substance abuse","authors":"B. Friedman","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960266","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Substance abuse is on the rise. There are many discussions about how society should deal with these issues. Some suggest increasing the education while others suggest utilizing a “big stick” in order to punish offenders. Within treatment circles the term spirituality continues to be used as an important ingredient to address the substance abuse problem. But how does one define spirituality? The formerly low rate of substance abuse in the Jewish community suggested further investigation into the components that contributed to that rate. The author suggests that the low rate of substance abuse was linked to a value orientation that relied heavily on God, Torah, and Israel (community). These three concepts are used to help understand spirituality and how the interrelationship between the three are important in leading to low substance abuse rates. The author then generalizes these components into the larger social service community in understanding the term spirituality. The author suggests that there is a relationship between the interrelationship of God, Torah, and Israel with the concept of spirituality and proposes the development of a model based on this interaction as a way to reduce substance abuse.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"23 - 38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960266","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960271
D. Hodge
{"title":"Spirituality: Towards a theoretical framework","authors":"D. Hodge","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960271","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Integrating existing theory and research, this paper develops a theoretical framework of spirituality. Seven pathways are developed through which spirituality engenders a wide range of salutary outcomes. The seven pathways are: health promotive behaviors and lifestyles, social support, psychodynamics of ritual, psychodynamics of cognitive schemata, ego challenge, quantum effects and supernatural effects. A discussion of the practice and research implications that flow from the framework concludes the paper.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"1 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960271","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274
C. Chan, Kung Lap-Yan
{"title":"Christian welfare ideologies: The basis of human welfare","authors":"C. Chan, Kung Lap-Yan","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In response to the over‐emphasis on individualism and materialism, conflicting class relations, and fragmentation of human needs caused by the discourse of Marxism and free market philosophy on social welfare, this article explores the nature of human welfare from Christian ideologies. It is found that pursuing human dignity, and promoting social fellowship and justice are ultimate goals of the Christian welfare approach. Thus Christian values are likely to provide us an alternative ideological base for developing human welfare in the modern world.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"53 - 73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960268
T. Tirrito
{"title":"The spirit of collaboration: Social work/the church/older adults","authors":"T. Tirrito","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960268","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In an era labeled the “devolution revolution” the challenge is to develop new paradigms of collaboration between churches and public/private agencies to meet the needs of church members and especially those of a growing population of older persons. If devolution proceeds as expected scarce, uncertain resources mandate a collaborative effort between religious organizations and community agencies for effective service delivery. The church is an untapped source. The literature indicates that 70 percent of Americans are members of a religious organization. This article suggests the integration of social work practice with theological principles to develop collaborative programs and services between churches and public/private agencies which can benefit older adults and all members of our society.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"59 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960268","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960272
L. Ortiz, Sue Villereal, M. Engel
{"title":"Culture and spirituality: A review of literature","authors":"L. Ortiz, Sue Villereal, M. Engel","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960272","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper reports on a content analysis of social science literature that addresses spirituality and culture. More than fifty articles were reviewed for their fit in the social work curriculum. Most entries reviewed fit into the curricular areas of practice or human behavior in the social environment. This paper will serve as a resource for social work faculty as they include content on spirituality as an aspect of diversity according the CSWE's current Curriculum Policy statement.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"21 - 36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960272","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960273
D. Reese, M. Kaplan
{"title":"Spirituality, social support, and worry about health: Relationships in a sample of HIV+ women","authors":"D. Reese, M. Kaplan","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960273","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This survey study examined the relationships between spirituality, social support, and worry about health through interviews of 53 ethnically diverse HIV+ women. The women reported coping with their disease primarily through spirituality and gave personal definitions of spirituality. Results indicate that both spirituality and social support have inverse relationships with worry about one's health, but the relationship between social support and worry disappears when controlling for spirituality and ethnicity. The results have implications for practice with HIV+ women.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"37 - 52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960273","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social thoughtPub Date : 2000-01-01DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960267
D. Hodge
{"title":"Do faith‐based providers respect client autonomy? A comparison of client and staff perceptions in faith‐based and secular residential treatment programs","authors":"D. Hodge","doi":"10.1080/15426432.2000.9960267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960267","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In spite of growing interest in utilizing faith‐based providers to deliver services, little research exists on such organizations. This paper explores client (N = 68) and staff (N = 48) views of autonomy, a fundamental social work value, by comparing perceptions at faith‐based and secular residential treatment programs. Based upon a postmodern perspective that all organizations convey a particular set of values, and clients will tend to select programs congruent with their preexisting metaphysical values, it was hypothesized that there would be no difference in perceptions of autonomy among consumers or staff. Both hypotheses were supported, suggesting that for consumers who desire faith‐based services, such providers do respect client autonomy.","PeriodicalId":82727,"journal":{"name":"Social thought","volume":"19 1","pages":"39 - 57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15426432.2000.9960267","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59931692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}