Additionally, these assessments are used when a client’s spirituality
Additionally, these assessments are used when a client’s spirituality
Last week, Peter, a 47-year-old Latino male, entered Primary Care Northside. After visiting his primary care provider (PCP), Peter was introduced to the clinic’s mental health social worker for stress management and insomnia active symptoms. Peter’s first visit is approaching and in preparation, the social worker meets with her supervisor to discuss selecting an assessment tool that will provide context for Peter’s presenting problems. After an hour of supervision and discussion, both professionals agreed to utilize a Bio-psychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) assessment. Below are the social worker’s notes and methods to assist Peter:…
Spiritual care is important in finding hope and meaning in life through faith, love and hope. When health care professionals create a loving and compassionate environment that motivate acceptance and hope, the spiritual life of patient is enhanced (Mok.et al.,…
First, it is important for counselors to understand the difference between spirituality and religiosity and to understand the mental health outcomes that are associated with these definitions. In addition, counselors should be aware of the Competencies for Addressing Spiritual and Religious Issues in Counseling (ASERVIC;2009). Finally, councilors should be aware of various negative therapeutic interactions reported by LGBTQ clients on topics relating to religion and spirituality. Many of these Interactions were subtle in nature and appear to fit within the microaggression literature (Buser et al..,…
Religious diversity is a major factor in how individuals live and interpret the world around them. Reacting negatively to a client that holds a different value system will not inspire trust and openness with that patient. Throughout my encounter at Grace Baptist Church reacting positively to each person attending the service allowed me to understand their way of life better and I believe this experience has taught me the same should be true in both life as well as the social work and social welfare field. Living in America, diversity is a part of everyday life and serves as a major foundation of our country. In order to properly cohabitate reacting openly to different individual’s religious preferences and other aspects of life is a central…
The two chapters for this week’s readings explored two of the five major views on the integration of Christianity and psychology. The Levels-of-Explanation approach is presented by Thomas G. Plante, and the Integration approach is explained by Mark R. McMinn. It seems that the two authors have quite distinct approaches when it comes to reconciling the relationship between psychology and theology in clinical practice. Plante (2012) appears to see theology as a supportive supplement to psychology. In that sense, he appears to prioritize psychology over theology when it comes to his clinical work, evident in his frequent reference to the importance evidenced-based practice interventions.…
This biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment is a vital tool for social workers to understand each client 's subjective reality and their unique challenges and difficulties, as well as their strengths and resources (Simpson, Williams, & Segall 2007). For example, while social workers often view trauma and stress from an emotional angle, they must also know that these conditions can have profound biological influences on a client (Berzoff & Drisko, 2015). Likewise, using a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework can help social workers understand why two clients will differ even if they have the same diagnoses and similar cultural and social backgrounds (Berzhoff & Driscko, 2015). Finally, Simpson et al. (2007) point out that sociocultural systems are a vital part of how social workers empathize and connect with clients ' unique experiences.…
In James Madison’s article, Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments, Madison talks about the fear that the government favors one religion over the other. This is brought up because of Patrick Henry’s proposed Assessment Bill, suggesting the public funding for teachers of the Christian religion. Within the article, Madison says, ‘Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, “religion or the duty which we owe to our creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence. ”’(Madison, 478) In other words, to pass the assessment bill would be to infringe upon the people’s first Amendment right, freedom of religion.…
H. Norman Wright’s book taught me how to better prepare myself for when a crisis occurs. He teaches us about many different types of crisis from the crisis of death to the crisis of children. Dr. Wright (2011) teaches his readers how and when to integrate spirituality and religion when counseling someone in crisis. This helped me a great deal. As a counselor I have always felt uneasy when wanting to introduce spirituality and religion into my counseling setting.…
In this paper, I will be writing a final reflection from the class, Spirituality and the Practice of Human Services: An Integrative View. This will include my present religious personal journey. Additionally, my current understanding of spirituality and religion in human services. Lastly, I will incorporate my vision on how I will function ethically, responsibly, and competently as a human services professional.…
Competency 7: Assess with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations and Communities. While working with clients, it is extremely important for an assessment to be done in the beginning of the relationship. This assures the social worker that the work being done is what the client feels is the most important for them to work on. Assessments should continue to be done throughout the helping-relationship. The intervention goals should be mutually agreed upon by the social worker and the client.…
Colonization is a topic that many people would rather avoid. Some people believe its occurrence was an essential evil that aided in creating developed countries that help advance the world technologically. To others, it is a distant happening because they would consider it as something ancient that occurred under a different set of cultural norms and with a different generation of individuals, while others think of colonization and slave trade as one of the worst injustices experienced by humanity. Whether colonization is acknowledged or not, there is no doubt that it has played, and continues to play, a huge part in the state in which society is in today. Although the physical manifestations of colonization, like the loss of natural, human…
Religion is a conversational topic in the mental health care field today. Some professionals believe that religion effects mental health in a positive way, other professionals believe that religion affects mental health in a negative way. It’s hard to decide which side is right, because there’s a lot of “expectation to the rules,” when it comes to religion and mental health. Whenever we think of someone who considers themselves to be religiously orientated we normally don’t think of people in mental hospitals or just someone who has poor mental health. The reason we don’t associate mental illness and religion is because people of religious faith normally have good mental health.…
The concept of spiritual formation has been an issue of discussion for centuries. Theologians, clergy, and lay-people have sought to understand the process and procedure of a person being transformed. Although it may be difficult to articulate how an individual undergoes spiritual formation or the disciplines that will lead to spiritual formation, still individuals throughout church history has sought to discover spiritual formation. Albeit, the term spiritual formation is a relatively new term, the concept is as old as the church itself.…
Faith Integration and Social Work There has long been a debate as to whether Christianity can be integrated into Social Work practice. As social workers, we are taught that faith is a topic that should not be discussed in treatment with clients and that we need to keep our values, biases and religion away from our work. The code of ethics that was established helps to keep us accountable for our actions and assists in making decisions. I do believe that it is possible to have both faith and a good social work practice successfully. In order to be successful at integrating the two, the social worker must make sure to maintain the values and ethics of the profession and always keep the clients best interest in mind.…
Not only am I able to implement the experience, skills and information that I have learned inside the classroom to the actual social practice, but also the knowledge I have gained from my social environments, personal experiences and people. Happiness is closely related to the social worker and client relationship, and can be used as a measurement tool for the ultimate goals the client is tying to achieve. This value is connected to several social work values including service, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships and integrity. Lastly religion, where my knowledge of my own religion can be used when working with clients beliefs similar to my own and also will encourage me to gain more information about several other religions as well. The value of religion can be applied to all six professional social work…