SPECIAL ISSUE

Spirituality and Social Work Practice

David R. Hodge, Carol Langer and Aneesah Nadir, Guest Editors

Introduction

Spirituality and religion in social work turns 50: Taking stock of what’s been accomplished and surveying the landscape ahead

David R. Hodge

Invited Contributions

Individual consciousness and social responsibility: Spirituality in new century social work.

David Derezotes

Faith in the closet: Reflections of a secular academic.

Ram A. Cnaan

Faith matters, empirical research, and professional practice: Current gaps and future steps.

Amy L. Ai

Spirituality and social work: Current trends and future directions.

Robin Russel

Practice and educational considerations: Cross-national perspectives from the United States, United Kingdom, & Norway.

Leola F. Furman & Perry W. Benson

Spirituality and social work: A call for an international focus of research.

John R. Graham

Submitted Contributions

Social workers’ attention to clients’ spirituality: Use of spiritual interventions in practice.

Janna Heyman, Rachel Buchanan, Beverly Musgrave & Virginia Menz

The helpfulness of mindfulness meditation practice in spiritually-influenced group work.

Diana Coholic

Moving toward effective interdisciplinary collaborations to address spirituality: Chaplains share their perspectives on working with social workers.

Cynthia Harr & Linda Openshaw

Survivors of the killing fields: Spirituality and beliefs

P. Philip Tan

Stress, spirituality, and purpose in life among formerly incarcerated substance users.

Dina Redman

Religiosity, altruism and positive outlook: Three interrelated resiliency factors contributing to older adults’ proactive approach to daily living.

Etty Vandsburger, Debora P. Schneller, & Carmel Murphy-Norris

Spirituality and religiosity of homeless individuals: Implications for social work practice.

W. Jay Gabbard, Debra Nelson-Gardell, Keva Miller & Richard Chamiec-Case

Spiritual and moral dimensions of faith-related social services.

Kathleen Tangenberg

Religiosity and social work values: An exploratory study.

Miriam Johnson, Frank Addonizio, Patrick Butler, Joseph Herzog, Young Sohn & Sweta Tewary

Student narratives on social work as a calling.

Jon Singletary, Helen W. Harris, Dennis R. Myers & T. Laine Scales

Gerotransendence/spirituality in later life: Calling for better social work understanding, practice models, and competencies.

Margie Rodríguez Le Sage