Click on the following links for educational modules related to spirituality and social work. See also online publications of E. Canda for additional materials that might be used as teaching resources.

1. Spirituality and Its Role in Mental Health with articles by E. Canda of KU and M. Eichler and others.

3. Spiritual Connections in Social Work: Boundary Violations and Transcendance. by Canda, E. R.  Keynote Address: The Transforming Power of Spirituality: Breaking Barriers and Creating Common Ground.  Conference conducted by the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work and the Society for Spirituality and Social Work (USA), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.                 Canda's PowerPoint Slides   Canda's Text      *Please open each file (the Power Point Presentation and the Word file for transcript of the speech) in separate windows. Then you can place them side by side, scrolling through the transcript and advancing each slide when indicated.

4. Cultural Diversity in Child Welfare Practice  by E. Canda, S. Carrizosa, and M. Yellow Bird of KU.

5. Southeast Asian Refugees in Iowa: Cultural Background, Needs, and Services by Canda, E. R. 

6. Spirituality in Palliative Care  http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/jpm.2009.0142

These two items were produced by a national interdisciplinary group to offer suggestions on addressing spirituality in palliative care. Ed Canda was one of the consultants. Although there may be some limitations from a social work standpoint, these suggestions can help to promote this important emerging area of practice.
 

7. Spirituality and Mental Health Recovery: Insights from the Art and Words of Consumers of Mental Health Services