Learning Objectives

LO 5.1 Analyze one’s own emotional and cognitive reactions to eight stories of spiritual development.
LO 5.2 Analyze the similarities and the differences in the definitions of spirituality and religion.
LO 5.3 Describe the major contributions of Fowler’s and Wilber’s transpersonal theories of human behavior.
LO 5.4 Give examples of the impact of spirituality and religion in the lives of oppressed groups and people coping with different problems.
LO 5.5 Demonstrate how to gather information about a client’s religious or spiritual history.
LO 5.6 Apply knowledge of human spirituality to recommend guidelines for social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.