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The workshop title for this session will be: "Spiritual Assessment: From Theory to Practice." Social workers are increasingly being called upon to conduct spiritual assessments in their work with their clients. Few training workshops are available, however, that address what spiritual assessments are, what should be included in spiritual assessments, and how to conduct such assessments. The purpose of this session is to familiarize workshop attendees with a repertoire of spiritual assessment tools so that the most appropriate assessment instrument in a given client/practitioner relationship can be selected. By developing an assessment "toolbox" containing a variety of spiritual assessment tools, practitioners are better equipped to provide services that address the individual needs of each of their clients. In addition, a brief overview of 5 spiritual assessment instruments will be provided along with an analysis of the appropriateness of these tools, as well the strengths and limitations of each of these tools when applied in in a variety of practice settings. Lastly, two practicing clinicians in private practice in the Philadelphia area, John Tobey, M.Div., M.A. and Stephanie Tobey, LCSW, will serve on a panel providing a response to Dr. Chamiec-Case s presentation.
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Learning
Objectives
Following this session, participants will be able to: 1. Articulate a definition of spiritual assessment as well as 3 reasons for the importance of conducting a spiritual assessment in one s work with one s clients. 2. Describe at least three spiritual assessment instruments and their respective strengths and limitations. 3. Outline example criteria that can help determine the most appropriate spiritual assessment instrument(s) to use based on the strengths/interests of one s client as well as the context of the client-practitioner relationship. |
