Spirituality as a strength of Afican-American women affected by welfare reform

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-262

  Banerjee, Mahasweta M ^a   Canda, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Christian; Poverty; Spirituality; TANF; Welfare; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849083192     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426430903070194     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Acs, G., Loprest, P., & Roberts, T. (2001). Final synthesis report of findings from ASPE's "Leavers" Grant. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.
2. Ai, A. L. (2002). Integrating spirituality into professional education: Challenging but feasible task. The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 22(1/2), 103-130.
3. Anderson, S. G., Halter, A. P. & Gryzlak, B. M. (2004). Difficulties after leaving TANF: Inner-city women talk about reasons for returning to welfare. Social Work, 49(2),185-194.
4. Banerjee, M. M. (2003). Realities of life before and after welfare reform: Perspectives of women of color. Qualitative Social Work, 2(4), 411-433.
5. Banerjee, M. M., & Pyles, L. (2004). Spirituality: A source of resilience for African American women in the era of welfare reform. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 13(2), 45-70.
6. Bell, R., & Bell, J. L. (1999). Help-seeking in the Black church: An important connection for social work to make. Social Work and Christianity, 26(1), 144-154.
7. Bilby, S. B. (2005). Path to job can be rocky for many women. Mott Foundation Memo, 4(1). Retrieved August 8, 2005 from www.mott.org/publications/pdf/memov4n1.pdf.
8. Black, H. K. (1999). Life as gift: Spiritual narratives of elderly African American women living in poverty. Journal of Aging Studies, 13(4), 441-455.
9. Canda, E. R. (1989). Religious content in social work education: A comparative approach. Journal of Social Work Education, 25, 36-45.
10. Canda, E. R., & Furman, L. D. (1999). Spiritual diversity in social work practice: The heart of helping. New York: Free Press.
11. Canda, E. R., Nakashima, M., Burgess, V. L., Russel, R. & Barfield, S. T. (2003). Spiritual diversity and social work: A comprehensive bibliography with annotations (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
12. Canda, E. R., & Smith, E. D. (Eds.) (2001). Transpersonal perspectives on spirituality in social work. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
13. Cheng, T. (2005). Recidivism among former recipients who remain unemployed: The vicious circle created by welfare reform. Families in Society, 86(1), 134-142.
14. Cnaan, R. A., & Boddie, S. C. (2002). Charitable choice and faith-ased welfare: A call for social work. Social Work, 47, 224-235.
15. Corbett, J. M. (1997). Religion in America (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
16. Derezotes, D. (2006). Spiritually oriented social work practice. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
17. Dover, M. A., Hunter, B., Joseph, R., Paris, R., DeVoe, E. R., Schwaber Kerson, T., Canda, E. R., & Lambert, S. J. (2008). Human needs. In T. Mizrahi and L. E. Davis (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social work. New York: National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press.
18. Ellor, J. W., Netting, F. E., & Thibault, J. M. (1999). Religious and spiritual aspects of human service practice. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
19. Este, D. & Bernard, T. (2006). Spirituality among African Nova Scotians: A key to survival in Canadian society. Critical Social Work, 7(1). Retrieved August 11, 2008, from http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/units/socialwork/critical.nsf/main.
20. Frame, M. W., Williams, C. B., & Green, E. L. (1999). Balm in Gilead: Spiritual dimensions in counseling African American women. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 27(4), 182-192.
21. Freeman, D. R. (2006). Spirituality in violent and substance-abusing African American men: An untapped resource for healing. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 25(1), 3-22.
22. Gbemedu, I. (2003). West African spirituality in social work practice. Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library.
23. Gooden, S. T. (2000). Race and welfare: Examining employment outcomes of white and Black welfare recipients. Journal of Poverty, 4(3), 21-41.
24. Gotterer, R. (2001). The spiritual dimension in clinical social work practice: A client perspective. Families in Society, 82(2), 187-194.
25. Grant, D. (2001). The African American Baptist tradition. In M. Van Hook, B. Hugen, & M. Aguilar (Eds.), Spirituality within religious traditions in social work (pp. 205-227). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
26. Harris-Robinson, M. (2006). The use of spiritual-focused coping among working-class Black women. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 25(2), 77-90.
27. Hodge, D. R. (1998). Welfare reform and religious providers: An examination of the new paradigm. Social Work and Christianity, 25(1), 24-48.
28. Hodge, D. R. (2001). Spiritual assessment: A review of major qualitative methods and a new framework for assessing spirituality. Social Work, 46(3), 203-208.
29. Hodge, D. R. (2002). Equipping social workers to address spirituality in practice settings: A model curriculum. Advances in Social Work, 3(2), 85-103.
30. Hodge, D. R., & Derezotes, D. S. (2008). Postmodernism and spirituality: Some pedagogical implications for teaching content on spirituality. Journal of Social Work Education, 44(1), 103-123.
31. Jackson, A. P., Tienda, M., & Huang, C. (2001). Capabilities and employability of unwed mothers. Children and Youth Services Review, 23(4/5), 327-351.
32. Koenig, H. (2007). Spirituality in patient care: Why, how, when, and what (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press.
33. Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M., & Larson, D. B. (2001). Handbook of religion and health. New York: Oxford University Press.
34. Kosmin, B. A., Mayer, E., & Keyser, A. (2001). American religious identification survey. New York: The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
35. Lens, Vicki. (2002). TANF: What went wrong and what to do next? Social Work, 47(3),279-290.
36. Lincoln, Y., & Guba, E. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
37. Logan, S. L. (Ed.). (2001). The Black family: Strengths, self-help, and positive change (2nd ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview.
38. Manning, M. C., Cornelius, L. J., & Okundaye, J. N. (2004). Empowering African Americans through social work practice: Integrating an Afrocentric perspective, ego psychology, and spirituality. Families in Society, 85(2), 229-235.
39. Martin, E. P., & Martin, J. M. (2002). Spirituality and the Black tradition in social work. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
40. Meyers, M. K., & Lee, J. M. (2003). Working but poor: How are families faring? Children and Youth Services Review, 25(3), 177-201.
41. Nash, N. & Stewart, B. (Eds.). (2002). Spirituality and social care: Contributing to personal and community well-being. London: Jessica Kingsley.
42. Ortiz, L., S. Villereal, S., & Engel, M. (2000). Culture and spirituality: A review of literature. Social Thought, 19(4), 21-36.
43. Prince, J., & Austin, M. J. (2001). Innovative programs and practices emerging from the implementation of welfare reform: A cross-case analysis. Journal of Community Practice, 9(3), 1-14.
44. Reisch, M. (2002). Defining social justice in a socially unjust world. Families in Society, 83(4), 343-354.
45. Rodwell, M. (1998). Social work constructivist research. New York: Garland.
46. Russel, R. (1998). Spirituality and religion in graduate social work education. In E. R. Canda (Ed.), Spirituality in social work: New directions (pp. 15-29). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
47. Schiele, J. H. (1994). Afrocentricity as an alternative world view for equality. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 5(1), 5-25.
48. Sheridan, M. J. (1995). Honoring angels in my path: Spiritually-sensitive group work with persons who are incarcerated. Reflections, 1(4), 5-16.
49. Sheridan, M. J., & Amato-von Hemert, K. (1999). The role of religion and spirituality in social work education and practice: A survey of student views and experiences. Journal of Social Work Education, 35(1), 125-141.
50. Sherman, A. (2001). Faith-based organizations and welfare reform. Policy and Practice, 59, 16-19.
51. Stoez, D. (2000). A poverty of imagination: Bootstrap capitalism, sequel to welfare reform. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.
52. Taylor, M. J., & Barusch, A. (2004). Personal, family, and multiple barriers of long-term welfare recipients. Social Work, 49(2), 175-183.
53. Van Hook, M., Hugen, B, & Aguilar, M. (Eds.). (2001). Spirituality within religious traditions in social work practice. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
54. Wineburg, B. (2001). A limited partnership: The politics of religion, welfare, and social service. New York: Columbia University Press.
55. Zedlewski, S., Nelson, S., Edin, K., Koball, H., Pomper, K., & Roberts, T. (2003). Families coping without earnings of government cash assistance: Assessing the new federalism. An Urban Institute program to Assess Changing Social policies. Occasional Paper Number 64. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.