Edward R Canda
My research focuses on the intersections of spiritual and cultural diversity with social work, health, and mental health. I have special interest in applying insights from East Asian philosophy and comparative study of religions to innovations in theory and practice, promoting a strengths-based approach to human service. I retired at the end of 2019 after 33 years as a social work professor, the last 30 years at the University of Kansas where I am now Professor Emeritus. My international collaborations and presentations have been concentrated in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Czech Republic. In 2013, I received a Significant Lifetime Achievement Award from the USA Council on Social Work Education for innovations in scholarship and education about spiritual diversity and spiritual development. I am Coordinator of the Spiritual Diversity and Social Work Initiative, which is a repository for open access resources and a network for affiliated social work scholars: https://spiritualdiversity.ku.edu/.
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This work is the first detailed presentation of a contemporary Korean philosopher’s perspective on Confucianism as grounded in daily life, its implications for personal spiritual development, and its potential to contribute to world development. The book holistically presents Master Haengchon’s insights through vivid stories, philosophical essays, numerous illustrations, audio recordings of Confucian chanting, recommendations for further reading, and, new to the second edition, poems inspired by Confucian classics about ideals for an opening of the world to wellbeing and justice for all peoples.
There are two recordings of chants included as supplemental files in this record. Each has been made available in .wav format and .mp3 format. The files in the .mp3 format are much smaller and suitable for downloading in situations where bandwidth is restricted.
This second edition is updated and significantly expanded from the first edition.
The full text of the ebook is available here on academia.edu. However, to access to original book file and the accompanying audio files, use the University of Kansas ScholarWorks website:
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/32470
This compendium conveys insights from leaders and innovators in the movement to establish spiritually sensitive social work during an important historical period of its solidification in the United States. During this period, the SSSW helped to bring together scholars and practitioners who shared a commitment to promote respect, knowledge, and skill for addressing the diverse religious and nonreligious spiritual perspectives of clients and their communities. Authors include long-time advocates for addressing religion and spirituality in social work, such as Alan Keith-Lucas (since the 1950s), Donald Krill (since the 1960s), M. Vincentia Joseph (since the 1970s) and Robert Constable, Eleanor Hannon Judah and Max Siporin (since the early 1980s). Authors also include scholars and practitioners who have been active in the movement for spiritually sensitive social work from the 1990s to the present. (430 pages)
Updated with material that is critical to social work practice today, the 4th Edition includes new cases with practice application exercises, and expanded content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons’ development and empowerment. The authors are Susan Robbins, Pranab Chatterjee, Edward Canda, and George Leibowitz.