This article introduces a new qualitative spiritual assessment instrument. It reviews existing
qualitative assessment tools and presents a new multidimensional spiritual assessment …

Emerging research on religion, spirituality, health, and mental health has begun to catch the
attention of helping professionals. Some clients are expressing a desire for their health and …

Grounded Theory (GT) is one of the oldest and most often used forms of qualitative research.
Unlike other methods, GT is used to develop theory. Grounded Theory has great potential for …

Social workers and helping professionals serve many people who draw upon religion and
spirituality to find meaning, thrive, and overcome oppression and obstacles in their lives. The …

Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work. Yet, Lois H. Silverman
brings together here relevant visitor studies, trends in international practice, and compelling …

Empowerment has received considerable attention in the past four decades and become a
threshold framework in the field of social work. Using the Theory Evaluation Scale (TES), this …

A variety of studies on empowerment has been conducted, but there has been no
overarching framework available for practitioners and researchers hoping to grasp the …

According to the adoption literature, transracial adoption (adoption of a child from one ethnic
group into another ethnic group) usually concludes with positive adjustment outcomes for …

Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment presents a current and
comprehensive examination of human behavior using a multidimensional framework. Author …

This study examines the process of parent engagement at three community and school-
based parent participation projects involving Latino immigrant families in California. Through …