"Next Level Spirituality for Today's Social Work Practice", presented by Jo Johnson, MSW Summary Your client is a young adult whose father died unexpectedly. They are having trouble sleeping, so you ask about this. They respond, "I see my dad standing there as I am falling asleep and it's freaking me out." In that moment, what would you say? Do or not do? We will cover 3 key areas to improve our response to the spiritual experiences of clients. First, we will look at the data / research behind 10 social trends indicating an increased frequency in spiritual experiences. Then, we will review existing tools to take a spiritual history and assess for spiritual distress with updates for today's practice. Lastly, we'll consider helpful responses that often build upon social work skills you are already using. Plus time to talk about cases! 2 CEUs. Learning Objectives
About Jo Jo Johnson uses her three decades of clinical experience to promote macro-level change. To date, she has worked on the ground in 30 states, most recently as a Visiting Fellow for the Department of Justice. Currently she is a national consultant and affiliate faculty for MSUDenver's School of Social Work. She is developing a new website, Many Right Ways, to advance trauma recovery along Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual dimensions. Jo has completed advanced training in mindfulness, meditation, reiki, breathwork and intuition.