Religion og livssyn i profesjonelt sosialt arbeid. Varierende praksis i klientarbeidet: inkludering, marginalisering og ekskludering. En Survey om holdninger og handlinger i et Utvalg av Norske Sosialarbeidere

Abstract

This study examines the professional social work practice in Norway with regards to the social workers’ attitudes and practice in meeting clients with religious and/or spiritual aspects as a part of their situation. The study is an explorative, empirical, mapping of this. It is based on data from a questionnaire in 2011 with a sample of active Norwegian social workers. 134 social workers submitted their answers. The response rate is 34 %. Due to this, and other problems with reliability and validity, the report does not claim to be fully representative of the overall situation. The findings may still be indicative and give a rough picture of the situation.