La espiritualidad en el Trabajo Social: una revisión sistemática
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En las últimas décadas, el interés por la espiritualidad en el Trabajo Social ha aumentado, reconociéndose su importancia para el bienestar integral de individuos y comunidades. La espiritualidad abarca no solo aspectos religiosos, sino también dimensiones como el propósito, la conexión (con uno mismo, con los otros y con alguna realidad más amplia) y el bienestar emocional y psicológico. Esta diversidad conceptual crea ambigüedad y desafíos en la profesión, subrayando la necesidad de mayor claridad y consenso sobre su significado. Investigadores internacionales, tanto con una mirada teórica como práctica del Trabajo Social, reconocen la importancia de integrar esta dimensión en la práctica profesional y la formación de futuros trabajadores sociales. Este estudio realiza una revisión sistemática de 62 artículos recientes sobre espiritualidad y Trabajo Social, identificando dos enfoques principales: los que se acercan a la espiritualidad con una mirada cognitiva y los que lo hacen con una mirada basada en la experiencia, que en algunos casos es religiosa. También se observan posturas que consideran la religión y la espiritualidad casi sinónimas y otras que las ven como ámbitos distintos con elementos comunes. El artículo concluye proponiendo una definición de espiritualidad aplicable al Trabajo Social que incluye los principales matices encontrados.
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