Abstract
ABSTRACT Social workers comprise the majority of the mental health workforcein the United States, serving individuals with diverse religious andspiritual identities. While social workers receive trainingconcerning various dimensions of diversity, many report feelingunprepared to engage with clients’ religious/spiritual identities.This study examines the efficacyof a new religious/spiritual diversity training grounded in acultural competence framework. The researcher used a mixed-methodapproach to explore efficacy. Participants (N=44) reported anincreased sense of competence, particularly increasedopenness/curiosity regarding clients’ religious/spiritualidentities. Areas for future research include advanced clinicalpractice training, development of best-practice approaches for socialworkers’ collaboration with religious/ spiritual communities, andfurther investigation regarding clients’ experiences of theirsocial workers’ clinical competence with religious/spiritualdiversity.
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