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Social Work and Spirituality: A Field Study on Social Worker

Sosyal Hizmet ve Maneviyat: Sosyal Çalışmacılar Üzerine Bir Alan Araştırması

Hıdır APAK
Ali Rıza ABAY
Pages
56–87
Publication Date
2019-01-23
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It has been concluded that social workers define their opinions about spirituality-sensitive social work mostly through the ethics and principles of social work, and the majority believes that spirituality concept should be involved in the practices of social work.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to discover and define the personal and professional perspectives of social workers regarding spirituality and spiritual issues by identifying the relation between spirituality and social work.
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Key Findings & Data:In the first phase, 218 social workers were surveyed online.
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Conclusion & Impact:It has been concluded that social workers define their opinions about spirituality-sensitive social work mostly through the ethics and principles of social work, and the majority believes that spirituality concept should be involved in the practices of social work.
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⚙️Variables:Maneviyat · Sosyal Hizmet · Sosyal Hizmet Uygulaması

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The aim of this study is to discover and define the personal and professional perspectives of social workers regarding spirituality and spiritual issues by identifying the relation between spirituality and social work. Moreover, social workers’ approach to spirituality in practice, their methods and techniques related to spirituality, their feelings and opinions regarding the involvement of spirituality in the process, and their opinions about social work education programs in terms of spirituality are studied. The study is based on “sequential explanatory design” which is one of the mixed method designs. In the first phase, 218 social workers were surveyed online. In the second phase, interviews were held using semi-structured interview forms with 18 social workers. As a result of this study, it has been identified that social workers are not fully equipped regarding spirituality and social work practice, and their knowledge on spirituality is quite limited; however, they are interested in spirituality and they are willing to know more about this subject. It has been concluded that social workers define their opinions about spirituality-sensitive social work mostly through the ethics and principles of social work, and the majority believes that spirituality concept should be involved in the practices of social work.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı; maneviyat ve sosyal hizmet ilişkisini ortaya koyarak sosyal çalışmacıların, maneviyata ve manevi konulara ilişkin kişisel ve mesleki bakış açılarını keşfetmek ve betimlemektir. Bununla beraber sosyal çalışmacıların, uygulama sürecinde maneviyat konusuna yaklaşımları, maneviyat ile ilgili yöntem ve teknikleri, maneviyatın sürece dâhil olmasıyla ilgili duygu ve düşünceleri ve maneviyat açısından sosyal hizmet eğitim programlarına yönelik görüşleri araştırılmıştır. Yapılan çalışma karma yöntem desenlerinden biri olan “açımlayıcı sıralı desene” göre tasarlanmıştır. İlk aşamada online olarak 218 sosyal çalışmacı ile anket çalışması yapılmıştır. İkinci aşamada 18 sosyal çalışmacıyla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu çalışma sonucunda, sosyal çalışmacıların maneviyat ve sosyal hizmet uygulaması bağlamında tam anlamıyla donanımlı olmadıkları, maneviyatla ilgili bilgi seviyelerinin düşük olduğu ancak maneviyata ilgi duydukları ve daha çok bilgilenme arzusunda oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Sosyal çalışmacıların maneviyata duyarlı sosyal hizmet ile ilgili düşüncelerini daha çok sosyal hizmetin etik ilke ve prensiplerinden hareketle ortaya koydukları ve çoğunluğunun maneviyatın sosyal hizmet uygulamasına dâhil edilmesi görüşünde olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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APAK, H., ABAY, A. R. (2019). Social Work and Spirituality: A Field Study on Social Worker. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, Cilt: 30 - Sayı: 1, 56–87. https://ajindex.com/articles/23302

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