14.4.3.13 Spirituality and Religious Belief Systems 1 CR / 1.5 ECTS Credits

Objective and content:
The student
- appreciates the nature and importance of spiritual belief and religious affiliation in shaping identity and social life, and defining appropriate modes of moral and ethical conduct
- demonstrates an understanding and tolerance of different religious philosophies
- becomes aware of the implications for practice of working with individuals and groups with widely divergent spiritual belief systems
- begins to evaluate the impact of his/her own spiritual beliefs on reflective Multicultural Social Work practice
- becomes familiar with the basic principles and foundations of Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
- discusses religious belief and spirituality in relation to the implications for reflective Multicultural Social Work practice.