Christianity and Social Work: Readings on the Integration of Christian Faith and Social Work Practice

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION 1
CHRISTIAN ROOTS OF THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
1 Good News for the Poor:
Christian Influences on Social Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mary Anne Poe
2 Twentieth-Century Pioneers: Building a Foundation
for the Ethical Integration of Christianity and Social Work . . . 21
T. Laine Scales and Helen W. Harris
3 Good Neighbor House: Reimagining Settlement
Houses for 21st-Century Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Edward C. Polson and T. Laine Scales
4 Is There More to This Story? Christianity in
Social Work History and Implications for Social Justice . . . . . . . 63
James R. Vanderwoerd and Esther R. van der Woerd
SECTION 2
CHRISTIANS CALLED TO SOCIAL WORK:
SCRIPTURAL BASIS, WORLDVIEWS AND ETHICS
5 The Relationship Between Beliefs and Values in
Social Work Practice: Worldviews Make a Difference . . . . . . . . . . 83
David A. Sherwood
6 Calling: A Spirituality Perspective for
Social Work Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Beryl Hugen
7 Social Work for Social Justice: Strengthening Practice
with the Poor Through Catholic Social Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, and Mary Lawinger 121
8 Doing The Right Thing: A Christian Perspective on Ethical
Decision-Making for Christians in Social Work Practice . . . . . 137
David A. Sherwood
9 Models for Ethically Integrating Christian Faith and
Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Rick Chamiec-Case
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10 Integrating Christian Faith and Social Work Practice:
Students’ Views of the Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jon Singletary, Helen Wilson Harris, T. Laine Scales, and
Dennis Myers
SECTION 3
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
IN A DIVERSE WORLD
11 Integrating Clients’ Religion and Spirituality into
Social Work Practice: Current Research and
Future Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Holly K. Oxhandler
12 Working with LGBT Clients: Promising Practices and
Personal Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Allison Tan and Michael S. Kelly
13 Social Work with People who have Experienced Trauma:
Implications for Practice and Faith-Based Interventions . . . . . 247
Hope Haslam Straughan
14 Faith as a Resource for Healing from a School Shooting . . . . . 263
Bree Alexander
15 Elephant in the Room: Race and Christian Social Workers . . 283
Tanya Smith Brice
SECTION 4
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL WORKERS AND PRACTICE ISSUES
16 Purity, Power, and Privilege: The Intersection between
Christianity, Sex, and Social Work Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Melody Y. Zuniga and David K. Pooler
17 EBP and Grand Challenges for Christian Social Workers . . . . 309
James C. Raines and Michael S. Kelly
18 Refugee Empowerment and Faith Communities:
A Qualitative Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Elizabeth Patterson Roe and Jenny Bushnell
19 Technology in Social Work Practice: Ethical Considerations for
Faithful Social Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Nick Cross and Michael S. Kelly
DECISION CASES
Gabriela’s Pregnancy Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Joseph Kuilema
The Walk (Part A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Kenrda Wright
The Walk (Part B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Kendra Wright
The Best Interests of the Child? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Joseph Kuilema
Client or Congregant? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Carla MacDonald
About the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
About the Decision Case Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
About the Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399