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- Title
SocialWork Field Education in and with Congregations and Religiously-Affiliated Organizations in a Christian Context.
- Authors
Harris, Helen; Yancey, Gaynor; Myers, Dennis
- Abstract
Recent attention to human spirituality, research on congregationally-related practice, and growth in employment within religiously-based organizations energize the creation of educational initiatives to prepare future professionals for competent social work practice within these settings. Internship experiences with congregations and religiously-affiliated organizations (RAOs) play a pivotal role in delivering the competencies required by the social work accreditation body. Conceptual tools are needed for understanding congregationally-related practice, for navigating potential conflict between faith and professional practice, and for delivering effective internship experiences. This article, written from the faculty's perspective of a Christian, religiously affiliated social work degree program, offers a framework for conceptualizing social work with congregations and RAOs and a beginning discussion for sorting out dilemmas in the integration of faith and practice in these settings. Two models, individual placement and rotational model placement, for congregationally-related internship experiences are presented and evaluated. Recommendations for enriched internship learning and future research are offered.
- Subjects
SOCIAL services &; religion; SPIRITUALITY -- Social aspects; CHRISTIAN communities; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Religions, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 5, p52
- ISSN
2077-1444
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/rel7050052