ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses spiritual interventions at the micro and mezzo levels. Once an initial spiritual assessment has been completed, spiritual interventions are usually introduced. Canda and Furman have categorized spiritual interventions into four types: those used directly with clients, activities suggested to clients for homework, activities made by a social worker privately in preparation for practice, and interventions that connect clients with religious helpers and others in their spiritual support system. Mindfulness is a difficult concept for most Westerners to fully understand and practice because our culture emphasizes busyness, focusing on the future, sometimes dwelling in the past, getting ahead, and taking on as much or more than we can handle in the present. Meditation is a central spiritual practice of Hindus, Buddhists, and other groups in the United States, while Christians, Muslims, and Jews are more likely to depend upon prayer as a spiritual practice.
