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Stephanie A. Flores The Christian Worldview Essay Grand Canyon University: SOC 480 07/08/2022

For the purpose of this essay, we will be analyzing the social issue of homelessness through a Christian worldview. The specific population that I have chosen to analyze during this course for my selected social issue is homeless individuals living in the Seattle, WA (King County) area. This has been a problem in King county for as long as I can remember with nearly 11,751 people reported as homeless during the 2020 Point-In-Time count. The Point-In-Time count is an electronic survey conducted by an organization called Continuums of Care on behalf of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The issue with this count is that it only accounts for the individuals living in emergency and transitional housing and notes whether they are an individual, part of a family or unaccompanied youth aged 18-24. The count does not record any health issues these individuals may be facing, the specific needs within this population, the number of individuals living in areas outside of shelters and transitional housing, or an accurate count of unaccompanied youth under 18. The count, unfortunately, has a large margin of error and does not detail needed information that would greatly benefit the population. To begin, it is important to understand the meaning of Christian worldview. A Christian worldview is a way of understanding and navigating in the world with beliefs, values, and morals that align with Christianity. Grand Canyon University has a specific statement that outlines the beliefs and perceptions of the world and humanity based on this worldview. It is a belief that all of God's creation has value, that God has given his believers specific skills and talents that are for the purpose of helping those in need, that those with a Christian worldview believe in using their gifts to promote human flourishing, and first and foremost that through these acts we are glorifying God and spreading his gospel. The Christian worldview could influence prevention and treatment strategies by placing a heavy focus on the value of the individual. Within the NASW Code of Ethics, it is a social

workers’ ethical duty to respect the dignity and worth of the individual, with this in mind, a Christian worldview would take this value beyond the realm of workplace duties. This means that holding the value of the individual and the worth of God’s creation is not just exemplified within the workplace and your duties as a social worker, but it extends into your life values and how you view and treat anyone you come into contact with. “WE BELIEVE that God the Almighty created the world, placed human beings within it and blessed them by making them responsible for cultivating and caring for creation.” (GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Works., n.d.) With this in mind, a social worker with a Christian worldview would want to work directly in the field, among the population of those affected by homelessness. In this way, you are able to take the experiences and perspective directly from the mouths of those affected by homelessness, and use this to advocate for better access to the resources that they specifically need in order to improve the quality of their own lives. Furthermore, a social worker working with a client experiencing homelessness would approach the client in the same way that God has shown us how to care for each other. In Acts 20:35 it says, “In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” They will not be judgemental, they will respect the right of the client to share their own experiences and meet them with compassion and understanding, and use the knowledge and talents that they possess and have been given to do everything within their power to help them. A social worker with a Christian worldview also understands that just as God has given us the right to choose for our own lives, they are to afford that same right to the clients they work with and guide them through the

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process while ensuring the client has the respect of their autonomy over their own lives and the right to decide the course of their treatment for themselves. Finally, a social worker with a Christian worldview can alleviate the problems of a homeless client by not only understanding and listening to the things that they need but also by acting on them and advocating for a client to the best of their ability to have access to the specific things that they need. If a client experiencing homelessness has voiced that their priority lies in obtaining a stable job rather than obtaining permanent housing, a social worker with a Christian worldview can alleviate the problems of this client by respecting their perspective on what they need and connecting them to employment assistance resources. Part of respecting a client's autonomy and right to choose is not allowing your position as a social worker in their lives to dictate a power over the direction they should choose for their treatment and intervention. When you respect the value of the individual as God’s creation to be cared for, you also respect the right of that person to have control and free will over their lives, despite their situation. References

English Standard Version Bible. (n.d.). Bible Gateway. Retrieved from https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A35&version=ESV One Foundation Grand Canyon University (n.d.) Statement on the Integration of Faith and Works. Retrieved from https://www.gcu.edu/Documents/Statement-IFLW.pdf

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