1. Faith & Field: The Ethical Inclusion of Spirituality
Linda Darrell, PhD, LCSW-C
Thelma Rich, LCSW,M.R.E.

2. Faith and Field ETHICS National Association of Social Work
Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

3. Faith & Field
Definition: Spirituality is a commitment to choose, as the primary context for understanding and acting, one’s relatedness between one’s self and other people, one’s physical environment, one’s ancestors, and a Higher Power, or God. It places relationships at the center of awareness, whether they are relationships with the world or other people, or relationships with God or other nonmaterial beings (Griffith, J.L. & Griffith, M.E. (2007 pp ).
Larkins (2010) indicates that spirituality can also be seen as the individual’s sense of connectedness, meaning, peace, consciousness, purpose and service that develops across the lifespan.

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From the social work practitioner’s and social work students’ perspective, both need to be clear about their own spiritual beliefs (a part of self-awareness).
Practitioners and interns must never force their personal spiritual beliefs on clients or allow the spiritual beliefs of their client to influence their work with clients.
Practitioners and social work students must learn to be non-judgmental regarding a client’s spiritual beliefs, which is a part of the process of becoming culturally competent.

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If a client should inquire about a practitioner’s or students spiritual beliefs, both the student and practitioner must be clear that their spiritual belief is in no way meant to influence the client’s beliefs or values.
The practitioner and student must be very clear that the client must think through this matter on their own or with their spiritual advisor (Darrell, L., & Rich, T. 2017)

6. Faith & Field Student (Spiritual Self-Assessment):
Social work Interns would benefit from developing an understanding of religion and spirituality as a way to ground their thinking in this area, as they work on micro, macro and mezzo levels (Darrell, L. & Rich, T. 2017).
Student (Spiritual Self-Assessment):
Utilizing a brief spiritual assessment tool
F.I.C.A.

7. Faith & Field Making the Connection Meaning and Purpose in Work
Recognition and discernment for ethical practice
Spiritually Based Self-Care (Larkin, S. 2010).

8. Faith & Field Variety of Assessment Tools 1. F.I.C.A Faith or Beliefs
Importance and Influence
Community
Address
Suggested Setting: Classroom, Case-Management, Faith Based Agencies
Puchalski, C. (1999)

9. Faith & Field Faith and/or Beliefs Active and/or Available, Accessible
2. F.A.C.T
Faith and/or Beliefs
Active and/or Available, Accessible
Coping and/or Comfort, Conflict or Concern
Treatment
Suggested Setting: Health Care facilities (Acute and Non-acute)
LaRocca-Pitts,M.2008

10. Fact & Field Spiritual Ecomaps
A diagrammatic Tool for Assessing Marital and Family Spirituality
A valuable supplement to a Genogram
Based on an anthropological framework conceptualized in a spiritual formation tradition.
Ecomaps focus on current existential functioning to environmental systems (genograms focus on functioning over time).
Suggested Settings: Family Counseling, Faith Based Agencies, Classroom
Hartman, 1975

11. Faith & Field Formation of the Spiritual Ecomap Based on Case study
Construction of the Ecomap

12. LINDA and THELMA THANK YOU
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