TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing spiritual diversity in social work discourse
T2 - a scientific avenue toward more effective mental health service provision
AU - Hodge, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/8/18
Y1 - 2019/8/18
N2 - The costs associated with mental disorders are substantial, yet treatment efficacy is still in its infancy. Drawing from key concepts in the philosophy of science literature, this paper argues that increasing spiritual diversity in social work discourse represents one important avenue to increase the effectiveness of mental health service provision. Toward that end, the role that cognitive diversity plays in scientific advancement is discussed. Demographic data is related suggesting most social workers hold secular values and, consequently, secular perspectives enjoy a privileged status in professional discourse. The effects of the lack of spiritual diversity are delineated on disciplinary discourse, interventions, and service provision. Islam is used as an example to illustrate how effectiveness can potentially be augmented by incorporating the voice of Muslims and other people of faith into disciplinary discourse.
AB - The costs associated with mental disorders are substantial, yet treatment efficacy is still in its infancy. Drawing from key concepts in the philosophy of science literature, this paper argues that increasing spiritual diversity in social work discourse represents one important avenue to increase the effectiveness of mental health service provision. Toward that end, the role that cognitive diversity plays in scientific advancement is discussed. Demographic data is related suggesting most social workers hold secular values and, consequently, secular perspectives enjoy a privileged status in professional discourse. The effects of the lack of spiritual diversity are delineated on disciplinary discourse, interventions, and service provision. Islam is used as an example to illustrate how effectiveness can potentially be augmented by incorporating the voice of Muslims and other people of faith into disciplinary discourse.
KW - Diversity
KW - cultural competence
KW - mental health
KW - religion
KW - spirituality
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U2 - 10.1080/02615479.2018.1557630
DO - 10.1080/02615479.2018.1557630
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85058692572
SN - 0261-5479
VL - 38
SP - 753
EP - 765
JO - Social Work Education
JF - Social Work Education
IS - 6
ER -