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Assignment:
1.) The statement below on the Integration of Faith and Work, explain how you can implement your faith as a tool for strengths-based social work practice. In your response, identify one way the NASW Code of Ethics supports your integration of faith in culturally informed practice, and one way it might inhibit your desire to integrate your faith.
As a university, we believe that the message of Jesus Christ bears profound implications, not only for individuals, but also for society and the ways that we as individuals live within it. The Lord Jesus instructed His followers to live as salt and light within society, which implies a call to live out our lives in ways that contribute to the common good. We are convinced that this call extends to the workplace and that our respective vocations represent vital opportunities to glorify God by serving others in ways that promote human flourishing. Therefore, by God's grace, we seek to distinguish ourselves as a university by instilling a sense of vocational calling and purpose in our students, faculty and staff in accord with the following principles: WE BELIEVE that God's Word speaks authoritatively about creation, fall and redemption as well as the restoration of all things through Christ Jesus.
Therefore, we are convinced that the Christian worldview offers hope of restoration, not only for individuals, but also for families, communities and societies in which individuals live, work and serve one another. 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.
Therefore, we are assured that our work within the world matters to God and our neighbors, and that we honor God by serving others in ways that promote human flourishing. WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is both Savior and Lord and that all who follow Jesus should seek His Kingdom and His righteousness in relation to all aspects of human experience, including culture and society. Therefore, we have resolved to carry out our work within the public arena with compassion, justice and concern for the common good.
2.) Identify two types of traditional healers. Compare their methods to those of Western practitioners. How might these treatment methods be used in a helping situation? What is the role of social work in supporting clients belief systems?