ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an opportunity to explore alternative ways of resolving sexuality and spirituality tensions in everyday practice. In contemporary social work practice and social work education there is little evidence that religion or spirituality and their consequential values are influential drivers. Social work as a profession has a long and distinguished history underpinned by religious or faith-based values. In reality social workers in the UK are trained to follow the law and to practice within the professional values of inclusion and anti-oppressive practice. Early founders of social work in the UK often brought their religious-based values to their ideas and work. The case raises several questions in terms of how social workers can practice at the interface and tensions between religion or spirituality and sexuality. Social workers work directly and indirectly with children and may have many conversations with them about their concerns relating to either sexuality or spirituality.
