Christianity and social work
Subtitle: readings on the integration of Christian faith and social work practice
By: T. Laine Scales and Michael S. Kelly, editors
Contributors: North American Association of Christians in Social Work
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: North American Association of Christians in Social Work
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Botsford, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
ISBN-13: 9780971531871
Subjects: Church and social problems; Social service; Christianity; Church and the world; Church charities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Good news for the poor : Christian influences on social welfare / Mary Anne Poe; title: "To give Christ to the neighborhoods" : a corrective look at the settlement movement and early Christian social workers / T. Laine Scales and Michael S. Kelly; title: The Black Church as a prism for exploring Christian social welfare and social work / Timothy Johnson; title: "Accepting a trust so responsible" : Christians caring for children at Buckner Orphan's Home, Dallas, Texas, 1879-1909 / T. Laine Scales; title: "Go in peace and sin no more" : Christian African American Women as social work pioneers / Tanya Smith Brice; title: The relationship between beliefs and values in social work practice: Worldviews make a difference / David Sherwood; title: Calling : a spirituality model for social work practice / Beryl Hugen; title: Social work for social justice : strengthening practice with the poor through Catholic social teaching / Julia Pryce; title: Journeys toward integrating faith and practice : students, practitioners, and faculty share their stories / T. Laine Scales, Helen Harris, Dennis Myers, and Jon Singletary; title: Fairness is not enough : social justice as restoration of right relationships / Mary Anne Poe; title: Doing the right thing : a Christian perspective on ethical decision-making in social work practice / David A. Sherwood; title: Spiritual development / Hope Haslam Straughan; title: Social welfare in a diverse society : loving the neighbor you don't know / Jim R. Vanderwoerd; title: Working with LGBT clients : promising practices and personal challenges / Allison Tan; title: Spiritual assessment : a review of complementary assessment models / David R. Hodge and Crystal R. Holtrop; title: The helping process and Christian beliefs : insights from Alan Keith-Lucas / Helen Wilson Harris; title: Ethical integration of faith and social work practice : evangelism / David A. Sherwood; title: Moving mountains : congregations as settings for social work practice / Diana Garland, Gaynor Yancey; title: Ethically integrating faith and practice : exploring how faith makes a difference for Christians in social work / Rick Chamiec-Case; title: Evidence-based practice : are Christian social workers values neutral? / Allison Tan, Michael S. Kelly; title: International social work : a faith based, anti-oppressive approach / Elizabeth Patterson; title: Christians responding to gang involvement / Ronald Carr and Michael S. Kelly; title: Appendix A: EPAS connections organized by chapter; title: Appendix B:. EPAS connections organized by competency number.