Towards Body–Mind–Spirit Integration: East Meets West in Clinical Social Work Practice

doi:10.1007/S10615-009-0201-9

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Towards Body–Mind–Spirit Integration: East Meets West in Clinical Social Work Practice

Published Mar 3, 2009 · P. Leung, C. Chan, S. Ng

Clinical Social Work Journal

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Abstract

Contemporary trends in clinical practice are moving more toward an integrative approach that views the mind, the body and the spirit as inter-connected entities. There is an increasing interest in approaches that utilize physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual components in assessment and treatment. This paper presents an integrative body–mind–spirit approach in clinical social work practice which is informed by the Eastern philosophical traditions of Daoism, Buddhism, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our work with a bereaved elderly woman is presented to illustrate how the three key intervention principles: (1) promoting a dynamic balance within the individual through multi-modal intervention; (2) fostering strengths; and (3) facilitating meaning-making can be effective in helping people in a clinical setting.

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Key takeawayIntegrating body-mind-spirit approaches, informed by Eastern philosophical traditions, can effectively promote balance, foster strengths, and facilitate meaning-making in clinical social work practice.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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