Handbook of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice and Research

Introduction.- Part I: Foundations.- Religion, Spirituality, Belief, and Culture.- Social Work Values, Ethics, and Spirituality.- Cultural and Spiritual Humility: A Guiding Principle.- The Meaning and Purpose of Ritual.- Conducting Religious/Spiritual Belief Assessments and Histories in Clinical Practice.- Life-Cycles across Faith Traditions.- Religious Observances, Festivals, and Celebrations.- Part II: Preventing, Healing, and Coping with Illness and End of Life.- Understanding Religion-Based Healing Traditions.- Religion, Spirituality, Mental Health and Mental Illness.- Preventing and Treating Disease.- Religious and Spiritual Practices and Coping.- Understandings of Dying, Death, and Mourning.- Part III: Relationship and Community.- Spirituality, Belief, and Relationship.- Family Violence and Abuse in the Context of Faith and Belief.- (Re)building Bridges in and with Family and Community.- Religious and Spiritual Traditions of Altruism, Community Service, and Activism.- Community Worship and Ritual.- Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion.- Spirituality, Religion, and Violent Radicalization.- Part IV: Religion and Spirituality in Research.- Assessing Religion and Spirituality in Research.- Research with Religious Communities.- Ethical Issues in Conducting Research on Religion and Spirituality.- Index.- Index to Scriptural Citations.

Dr. Loue is a Professor in the Department of Bioethics and serves as the Vice Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in the School of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. She has secondary appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Psychiatry, and Global Health and at MSASS, the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Dr. Loue holds graduate degrees in law (J.D.), epidemiology (Ph.D.), medical anthropology (Ph.D.), social work (M.S.S.A.), and secondary education (M.A.). She is also ordained as an interfaith minister. Dr. Loue's primary research focus is on HIV risk and prevention and family violence in marginalized communities, such as non-English speakers, immigrants, sexual and ethnic/racial minorities, and persons with severe mental illness. Other research interests include forensic epidemiology, severe mental illness, and ethical issues in the conduct of research with vulnerable persons.