Understanding Spirituality and the Sacred in Social Work Practice

Social work is constantly epistemically evolving and embracing diverse bodies of knowledge to inform its ontology and practice frameworks. Over the years, the impact of feminist, post-colonial, and queer theory, for example, has broadened the social work lens and invited a welcome departure from dominant Westernised, patriarchal, and positivist paradigms. However, the separation of the spiritual realm from casework, clinical, community, and group work traditions of social work remained steadfast