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Soul work in social work

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ID15434643
AuthorsEva Nowakowski-Sims (0000-0002-9122-5138, Barry University, corresponding author), Jo Kumar (Barry University)
Year2020
Volume39
Issue2
Pages188-203
Publication date2020-01-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1542-6432 • E-ISSN: 1542-6440
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15426432.2019.1706694
OpenAlexW2999203011
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited48

The field of social work has seen an increasing interest in approaches that utilize the integration of the physical, cognitive, and spiritual components of practice. Social workers are looking for innovative and integrative approaches to help clients reconnect with their deepest and truest selves. If the soul represents the total self, mind, body, and spirit, it is important for social workers to help clients heal from soul wounds through evidence based practices meant to emphasize the whole person, not just the mind. In this paper, we explore the function of the soul in clinical practice, identify key social work skills and evidence based practices that heal a wounded soul, and discuss implications for its use in practice, research, and social work education. Social workers who tend to soul wounds can facilitate internal discoveries and transformations that enable people to live their best lives

Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · Soul · Work (physics · Engineering · Law · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work

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