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Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOWK 4520 - Spirituality and Human Services


Credits: 3

The purpose of this course is to provide Social Workers and Human Service Professionals with practical theory and research-based methods for spiritually oriented service delivery with individual, couples, families, groups, institutions, and local and global communities and ecosystems. Social service agencies provide individuals, families and communities with the resources and tools to achieve their highest fulfillment. Traditionally, social work has applied holistic approaches when serving people; applying interventions that incorporate the biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual aspects. The latest Council on Social Work Education Curriculum Policy Statement supports the inclusion of content on religious and spiritual diversity. This course provides an overview of spiritual aspects of social work practice with individuals, families and small groups.