Reflections on Teaching Orthodox Jewish Social Work Students from an Asian Educator

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  • Donna S. Wang none

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diversity, inclusion, religion, values, social work education

Abstract

Many fundamental religious beliefs are often posited to be contrary to social work values and ethics. Although work has been done to develop acceptable balance and boundaries, mostly within the Christian faith, less conceptualization has been done with Orthodox Jewish social workers. My reflection describes both experiences and cognitive processes faced by me as an Asian social work educator teaching Orthodox Jews. Internal conflicts—as well as strategies for trust-building and honoring diversity—are discussed, with implications for social work education and practice offered.

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Published

2021-04-09

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Wang, D. (2021). Reflections on Teaching Orthodox Jewish Social Work Students from an Asian Educator. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 27(1), 64–69. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/1837

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