Ferzin Patel, MA One focus of our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will be "Interfaith Families: Religious Diversity at Home." How do interfaith couples negotiate the boundaries between their respective religious traditions? How do their children learn to … [Read more...] about Ferzin Patel to lead discussion on how interfaith couples negotiate the boundaries between their respective religious traditions
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Sensei Barbara Joshin O’Hara to speak on Faith Families: Religious Kinship Beyond the Nuclear Family
Sensei Barbara Joshin O’Hara, MA, LCSW For social workers, it is important to know that religiously diverse clients’ family ties may not be limited to the nuclear or extended family. Faith communities often function as what scholars have called “fictive kin,” playing important … [Read more...] about Sensei Barbara Joshin O’Hara to speak on Faith Families: Religious Kinship Beyond the Nuclear Family
Please spread the word on this conference, & help social service & mental health care providers work more effectively with religiously diverse New Yorkers
Hello Friends and Colleagues. To make a difference in today's New York, social service and mental health care providers need to understand the religious lives of the people they serve. Good thing there's still time to register for the next Social Work and Religious Diversity … [Read more...] about Please spread the word on this conference, & help social service & mental health care providers work more effectively with religiously diverse New Yorkers
Rabbi Simkha Weintraub discusses intimate ties between religion, spirituality, & the family at upcoming conference for Social Workers
Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW Intimate ties between religion, spirituality, and the family are an empowering source of strength for some New Yorkers. Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will start off by exploring "The Religious Lives of New York … [Read more...] about Rabbi Simkha Weintraub discusses intimate ties between religion, spirituality, & the family at upcoming conference for Social Workers
Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer joins social workers to examine the challenges faced by interfaith families
Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer, MA What kinds of support do Interfaith families receive – and what kinds of resistance do they face – from their faith communities? This is one question to be addressed in during our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference, when panelists … [Read more...] about Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer joins social workers to examine the challenges faced by interfaith families
