13 May SOCW-6051-2 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION 2: INCORPORATING RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN PRACTICE
DIVERSITY WEEK 8 DISCUSSION 2
SOCW-6051-2: Diversity, Hum Rights, Soc J-Summer 2025OW
ANTI-RACIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
INCORPORATING RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN PRACTICE
In the past, religion and spirituality sat relatively unexplored and untaught as a practice topic in social work programs (Baylor University, n.d.). The reasoning was, in part, that acknowledging religion could lead to directly or indirectly offending the client. But to disregard religion was likely denying the identities of a large segment of the population.
Now, social workers are tasked with exploring religion and spirituality as potentially influential to the client’s well-being, experiences, and perceptions and to take this dimension into account in treatment. How would you introduce this sensitive topic with clients in your community, and how might you do so without favoring your own beliefs?
For this Journal, you consider how you might grow to better serve specific religious or spiritual populations in your community. You also envision what a conversation about religion with a client might look like.
Reference:
Baylor University. (n.d.). Study: Why social workers aren’t discussing religion and spirituality with clients. https://www.socialworktoday.com/news/dn_072415.shtml
To prepare:
• Identify the major religions represented in the community where you live and/or work. You can do this be searching online, observing the houses of worship in your area, and/or accessing the Pew Research Center link in the Learning Resources.
• Imagine you are meeting with a client who is a member of one of the major religions you have identified in your community.
BY DAY 3 (Please write out the sub headings)
Submit a 1- to 2-page written journal in which you:
• Describe your approach for discussing religion with a client in your community, including at least two questions you would ask. Justify your approach using the Learning Resources.
• Reflect on your comfort and familiarity with religion and spirituality in general. In what ways might you develop to better serve the specific religious and spiritual populations in your community?
Use the Learning Resources to support your thinking. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.
Support your post with examples from the course text and any other resources used to respond to this Discussion. Demonstrate that you have completed the required readings, understand the material, and are able to apply the concepts. Include a full reference of resources at the bottom of the post.
Course book
Diversity, Oppression And Change 3RD 21
Author: Marsiglia
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-005952-1
ISBN-10: 0-19-005952-4
Edition/Copyright: 3RD 21
Publisher: Oxford University Press (course)
Required Readings
• Marsiglia, F. F., Kulis, S. S., & Lechuga-Peña, S. (2021). Diversity, oppression, and change: Culturally grounded social work (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
o Chapter 3, “The Intersectionality of Race and Ethnicity With Other Factors” (pp. 46–64)
Read the “Religion” section.
o Chapter 13, “Culturally Grounded Community-Based Helping (pp. 273–284)
• Pew Research Center. (n.d.). Religious landscape studyLinks to an external site.. https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/
o Note: Scroll down to the map and click on your state or city to reveal religious affiliation statistics.
• Wienclaw, R. A. (2021). World religionsLinks to an external site.. In Salem Press encyclopedia. Salem Press.
Required Media
• The Social Work Podcast. (2020, August 22). Religion and spirituality in social work: Interview with Holly Oxhandler, PhDLinks to an external site. [Audio podcast episode]. In The Social Work Podcast. https://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2020/08/Oxhandler.html
o Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 45 minutes. You may listen to the podcast or scroll down to read the transcript.
JUST FOR YOU TO NOTE MY WRITER,
Instructors warning
It has become evident that a number of discussion posts and written submissions share significant similarities in tone, wording, structure, and content. This strongly suggests the use of AI-generated responses. While AI tools can be helpful in supporting the learning process, your submitted work must reflect your own voice, reasoning, and critical engagement with the course material. Any content—whether paraphrased or quoted directly—that originates from an AI tool must be properly cited.
As graduate-level students, you are expected to demonstrate advanced writing skills—including clarity, coherence, originality, and integration of the weekly Learning Resources. Submitting work that does not meet these standards, or that lacks evidence of personal reflection and academic engagement does not fulfill the expectations of this program.
Please note that moving forward, assignments or discussion posts that appear formulaic and/or overly reliant on external tools, rather than showcasing your own scholarly thinking and writing, will receive point deductions.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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