Content areas for curriculum development: Spirituality and social work

Abstract

Although social work recognises spirituality as being integral to the holistic paradigm, it has remained disconnected from social work education in South Africa. This paper presents data from a survey with final-year social work students (N=342) with regard to their views on the content areas for a course on spirituality and social work. These content areas have been elaborated upon and transformed into broad guidelines which depict specific content for spirituality in education. This article is descriptive and the framework that has evolved includes, where appropriate, the exit-level outcomes (BSW programme) where spirituality content may be infused.