The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Education and Practice: A Survey of Student Views and Experiences.

This study investigated 208 students from two schools of social work on their views and experiences with religion and spirituality in education and practice. Results revealed a generally favorable stance toward the role of religion and spirituality in social work practice and relatively high endorsement and utilization of spiritually oriented interventions with clients. These findings are striking given that the majority of respondents reported little exposure to content on religion and spirituality in their educational program, thus raising concern about potential harm to clients. Results from the study are compared with previous research on social work practitioners and faculty, and implications for social work education are presented.

这项研究对来自两所社会工作学院的208名学生进行了调查，了解他们在教育和实践中对宗教和灵性的看法及经历。结果显示，他们普遍对宗教和灵性在社会工作实践中的作用持积极态度，并且对针对服务对象的灵性导向干预措施的认可和使用程度相对较高。鉴于大多数受访者表示在其教育课程中很少接触到有关宗教和灵性的内容，这些发现令人震惊，因此引发了对服务对象可能受到伤害的担忧。该研究结果与之前针对社会工作从业者和教师的研究进行了比较，并提出了对社会工作教育的启示。