Janet Groen is an associate professor in adult learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research focus on spirituality began with her doctoral dissertation, The Experiences and Practices of Adult Educators of Their Workplaces. She has published articles in the Journal of Transformative Education, The Canadian Journal for Studies in Adult Education, and Teaching in Higher Education. Diana Coholic is an associate professor at Laurentian University. Her current research program investigates the effectiveness of holistic arts-based group methods for the improvement of resilience. She is the author of Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need: Helping Children to Develop Mindfulness, Spiritual Awareness and Self-Esteem (2010) John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. He is the author, with A. Al-Krenawi, of Helping Professional Practice with Indigenous Peoples: The Bedouin-Arab Case (2009) and editor, with J. Coates and B. Schwartzentruber, of Canadian Social Work and Spirituality: Current Readings and Approaches (2007).

• Spirituality in Social Work and Education: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogies, edited by Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham1. Introduction Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham SECTION ONEIntroduction to Section One: Historical and Theoretical Underpinnings2. For Whose Purposes? Examining the Spirituality Agenda in Adult Education Leona English 3. Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Academic Settings John R. Graham and Michael L. Shier 4. Prisoners of the Story: A Role for Spirituality in Thinking and Living Our Way to Sustainability John Coates 5. Kindred Spirits? Challenges and Opportunities for the Faculties of Education and Social Work in the Emerging Teaching Focus on Spirituality Janet Groen SECTION TWOIntroduction to Section Two: The Pedagogy of Spirituality in Higher Education6. Spirituality and Professional Education: Contributions toward a Shared Curriculum Framework Daniel Vokey 7. The Ties That Bind and Unwind: Spirituality in the Secular Social Work Classroom Sarah Todd 8. Engaging the Noosphere: An Integral Approach to Teaching Spirituality Online Veronika Bohac Clarke SECTION THREEIntroduction to Section Three: Implications for Practice9. A Review of Spiritually Sensitive and Holistic Social Work Methods: Current Emphases and Future Directions for Research and Practice Diana Coholic 10. Contemplative Practices in Teacher Education: What I Have Learned John P. Miller 11. Toward Better Holistic Medical Education: What Can We Learn from Spiritual Healers? Ian Winchester, Russell Sawa, Nancy Doetzel, Hugo Maynell, Debbie Zembal, and Robbi Motta 12. Stress, Coping, Growth, and Spirituality in Grief Susan Cadell 13. The Role of Spirituality in Mediating the Trauma of Social Work Internships Rick Csiernik 14. Concluding Thoughts Diana Coholic, Janet Groen, and John R. Graham ContributorsIndex

Janet Groen is an associate professor in adult learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research focus on spirituality began with her doctoral dissertation, The Experiences and Practices of Adult Educators of Their Workplaces. She has published articles in the Journal of Transformative Education, The Canadian Journal for Studies in Adult Education, and Teaching in Higher Education. Diana Coholic is an associate professor at Laurentian University. Her current research program investigates the effectiveness of holistic arts-based group methods for the improvement of resilience. She is the author of Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need: Helping Children to Develop Mindfulness, Spiritual Awareness and Self-Esteem (2010) John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. He is the author, with A. Al-Krenawi, of Helping Professional Practice with Indigenous Peoples: The Bedouin-Arab Case (2009) and editor, with J. Coates and B. Schwartzentruber, of Canadian Social Work and Spirituality: Current Readings and Approaches (2007).

• Spirituality in Social Work and Education: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogies, edited by Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham1. Introduction Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham SECTION ONEIntroduction to Section One: Historical and Theoretical Underpinnings2. For Whose Purposes? Examining the Spirituality Agenda in Adult Education Leona English 3. Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Academic Settings John R. Graham and Michael L. Shier 4. Prisoners of the Story: A Role for Spirituality in Thinking and Living Our Way to Sustainability John Coates 5. Kindred Spirits? Challenges and Opportunities for the Faculties of Education and Social Work in the Emerging Teaching Focus on Spirituality Janet Groen SECTION TWOIntroduction to Section Two: The Pedagogy of Spirituality in Higher Education6. Spirituality and Professional Education: Contributions toward a Shared Curriculum Framework Daniel Vokey 7. The Ties That Bind and Unwind: Spirituality in the Secular Social Work Classroom Sarah Todd 8. Engaging the Noosphere: An Integral Approach to Teaching Spirituality Online Veronika Bohac Clarke SECTION THREEIntroduction to Section Three: Implications for Practice9. A Review of Spiritually Sensitive and Holistic Social Work Methods: Current Emphases and Future Directions for Research and Practice Diana Coholic 10. Contemplative Practices in Teacher Education: What I Have Learned John P. Miller 11. Toward Better Holistic Medical Education: What Can We Learn from Spiritual Healers? Ian Winchester, Russell Sawa, Nancy Doetzel, Hugo Maynell, Debbie Zembal, and Robbi Motta 12. Stress, Coping, Growth, and Spirituality in Grief Susan Cadell 13. The Role of Spirituality in Mediating the Trauma of Social Work Internships Rick Csiernik 14. Concluding Thoughts Diana Coholic, Janet Groen, and John R. Graham ContributorsIndex

Janet Groen is an associate professor in adult learning in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research focus on spirituality began with her doctoral dissertation, The Experiences and Practices of Adult Educators of Their Workplaces. She has published articles in the Journal of Transformative Education, The Canadian Journal for Studies in Adult Education, and Teaching in Higher Education. Diana Coholic is an associate professor at Laurentian University. Her current research program investigates the effectiveness of holistic arts-based group methods for the improvement of resilience. She is the author of Arts Activities for Children and Young People in Need: Helping Children to Develop Mindfulness, Spiritual Awareness and Self-Esteem (2010) John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. He is the author, with A. Al-Krenawi, of Helping Professional Practice with Indigenous Peoples: The Bedouin-Arab Case (2009) and editor, with J. Coates and B. Schwartzentruber, of Canadian Social Work and Spirituality: Current Readings and Approaches (2007).

• Spirituality in Social Work and Education: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogies, edited by Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham1. Introduction Janet Groen, Diana Coholic, and John R. Graham SECTION ONEIntroduction to Section One: Historical and Theoretical Underpinnings2. For Whose Purposes? Examining the Spirituality Agenda in Adult Education Leona English 3. Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Academic Settings John R. Graham and Michael L. Shier 4. Prisoners of the Story: A Role for Spirituality in Thinking and Living Our Way to Sustainability John Coates 5. Kindred Spirits? Challenges and Opportunities for the Faculties of Education and Social Work in the Emerging Teaching Focus on Spirituality Janet Groen SECTION TWOIntroduction to Section Two: The Pedagogy of Spirituality in Higher Education6. Spirituality and Professional Education: Contributions toward a Shared Curriculum Framework Daniel Vokey 7. The Ties That Bind and Unwind: Spirituality in the Secular Social Work Classroom Sarah Todd 8. Engaging the Noosphere: An Integral Approach to Teaching Spirituality Online Veronika Bohac Clarke SECTION THREEIntroduction to Section Three: Implications for Practice9. A Review of Spiritually Sensitive and Holistic Social Work Methods: Current Emphases and Future Directions for Research and Practice Diana Coholic 10. Contemplative Practices in Teacher Education: What I Have Learned John P. Miller 11. Toward Better Holistic Medical Education: What Can We Learn from Spiritual Healers? Ian Winchester, Russell Sawa, Nancy Doetzel, Hugo Maynell, Debbie Zembal, and Robbi Motta 12. Stress, Coping, Growth, and Spirituality in Grief Susan Cadell 13. The Role of Spirituality in Mediating the Trauma of Social Work Internships Rick Csiernik 14. Concluding Thoughts Diana Coholic, Janet Groen, and John R. Graham ContributorsIndex