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In "Trauma, Spirituality, and Mindfulness: Finding Hope," Kick and McNitt (2016) examine the relationships among trauma, spirituality, and mindfulness, as well as how they might be used to advance recovery and well-being. The incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the possibility that spirituality and religion might lessen some of the most severe symptoms linked to PTSD are both thoroughly examined in this article. Terror Management Theory serves as a conceptual framework for understanding the military service experiences of those sent to the
theater of combat. The wartime events that service personnel endure impact their families and communities even after they leave the service. Understanding the effects that PTSD has on military personnel and their close friends is crucial. To protect military members and their families, spirituality—which includes people's relationship with their religion and belief systems and their sense that there is a force "greater than ourselves"—was considered. The article also looks at the effect that uncertainties about one's spirituality and religion might have on one's overall mental health when they are connected to battle.
As part of a holistic evaluation of the individual, the mental health professional must consider the
client's spiritual outlook and belief system according to best practices. Spiritual evaluations have become compulsory in a variety of environments, such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, home care organizations, and behavioral health care organizations that offer addiction services. "Most social work practitioners concur with this requirement"(Hodge et. al, To provide culturally competent responses, it is essential to have a framework that elucidates how individuals endeavor to assimilate these experiences. According to Hodge (2001), "spirituality can be understood as an individual's existential relationship with God (or perceived transcendence), and religion can be seen as flowing from spirituality, the actual expression of the
spiritual relationship in particular beliefs, forms, and practices that have been developed in community with other individuals who share similar experiences of transcendence" Eliciting a service member's view of spirituality and religion helps create a narrative of the trauma story.
Social work and Christianity have a long history, with many early social services associated with churches or religions. However, introducing social work into higher education changed the emphasis away from the service provider's religious foundations and toward the science of human behavior and help.
Despite this, some Christian social workers continue to include their religion in their activities, claiming that it assists in their success. This integration may take several forms, including latent integration, which occurs accidentally, and the coping model, which uses religion to assist in handling
expectations and challenges. Integrating spirituality into social work may give spiritual support and awareness of diverse cultures, influencing clients' personal development and mental health.
Hodge, D. R., & Holtrop, C. R. (2002). Spiritual assessment: A review of complementary assessment models.
Social work and Christianity: Readings on the integration of Christian faith and social work practice
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, 167–192.
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Kick, K. A., & McNitt, M. (2016). Trauma, Spirituality, and Mindfulness: Finding Hope. Social Work & Christianity,
43(3), 97-108.
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