Synopses & Reviews
Special Features- Examines the interaction between African and African American spirituality, African American social workers, and race work.- Chronicles the stories of early black caregivers and social workers who recognized the significance of spirituality and incorporated it into their work.- Investigates the extent to which social workers today are equipped to use spirituality to empower black individuals, families, and communities.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-275) and index.
Table of Contents
Spirituality and the traditional African helper -- Spirituality and the enslaved Black helper -- Religious mythomania and the fight for freedom -- Spirituality and the race work in the free Black community -- Alexander Crummell, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the transition of race work to social work -- Early Black male social workers and the integration of spirituality and science -- Early Black female social workers, spirituality, and fictive kinship -- Black spirituality and mainstream social work -- Spirituality and African-centered and Black experience-based social work approaches.