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Inviting Spiritual Conversations - Dominic Chilvers, Nikki Kiyimba

Inviting Spiritual Conversations

Incorporating Spirituality into Health and Social Care Practice
Buch | Hardcover
288 Seiten
2026
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032109787 (ISBN)
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This book takes a fresh look at spirituality within health and social care practice. This is an essential guide to navigating this challenging terrain and working respectfully with the spiritual aspect of a client’s identity.
This book takes a fresh look at spirituality within health and social care practice. It begins by suggesting that spirituality is a capacity selected during evolution that has become integral to human flourishing. The authors argue that we are seeing the convergence of scientific evidence and spiritual wisdom and that practitioners need the skills to talk with clients about their spiritual experiences, beliefs, and practices.

The first half of the book provides a theoretical foundation and uses the concept of relational consciousness to define spirituality without reliance on religious frameworks. The spiritual journey is presented as a dynamic river, and mindfulness as a method for nurturing relational consciousness. In part two, the authors invite readers to engage in a deeper consideration of their own spiritual journeys. By participating in reflective exercises, practitioners will develop skills to work with clients in more inclusive and effective ways, acknowledging that spirituality is inextricably woven into all life challenges.

Practitioners are provided with an innovative framework for considering spirituality for themselves and their clients. Educators will discover a guided curriculum for teaching this important topic and students will learn essential knowledge and skills for their future work. This is an essential guide to navigating this challenging terrain and working respectfully with the spiritual aspect of a client’s identity.

Dominic Chilvers PhD. is the programme leader for social work at Ara Institute of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. He has been a social worker for over 30 years and held several leadership positions within the profession and in church contexts. Dominic’s current research is focused on spirituality, work-integrated learning, and supervision. Nikki Kiyimba PhD., D.Clin.Psy. is a clinical psychologist and academic. She was in church leadership for 20 years and now runs a psychology practice in Aotearoa New Zealand offering training, supervision, consultancy and treatment of PTSD. Nikki has published several textbooks and more than fifty peer reviewed articles.

Part I - Theory

Chapter 1: Foundational concepts for spiritual conversations

Chapter 2: Considering spirituality as relational consciousness

Chapter 3: Developing relational consciousness through mindfulness

Chapter 4: The need for spiritual conversations

Chapter 5: The Spiritual River System model

Chapter 6: Imprints that influence spiritual conversations

Part II – Application

Chapter 7: Application of the Spiritual River System model

Chapter 8: Assessment tools for starting a spiritual conversation

Chapter 9: Practices to nurture spirituality

Chapter 10: Possible challenges in having spiritual conversations

Chapter 11: Religious and spiritual trauma

Chapter 12: Summary of inviting spiritual conversations

Epilogue

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.5.2026
Zusatzinfo 4 Tables, color; 3 Line drawings, color; 1 Halftones, color; 4 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 297 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-13 9781032109787 / 9781032109787
Zustand Neuware
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