ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the curriculum contents of faith and spirituality in the departments of social work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and University of Ilorin, Nigeria, among others. The introductory section discusses Nigerian people and religious beliefs and practices. The paper also covers the meaning of faith and spirituality and the functions of social work in relation to the roles of faith and spirituality in social work education and practice in Nigeria. The importance of the integration of faith and spirituality into social work education and practice in Nigeria, and the challenges facing the integration of faith and spirituality into social work education and practice, are discussed. This chapter also makes some recommendations to mitigate the challenges facing the integration of faith and spirituality into social work education and practice. They include the need for student social workers to adequately acquire the needed social work knowledge, skills, and values in the application of faith and spirituality, if required, in the intervention process. Courses on faith and spirituality in social work curricula should be made compulsory by social work departments for all student social workers across all Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Ebere robe nana fuerobo risegbuyota ve egbarerhi vwe evu riwhovwin ride re ebe yono ri hevu re Nsukka, Ilorin, ve efa vwe evu re Nijiria. Ebere redjephia na, ota vwo kpahe iruaru riwho re Nijiria vobo rayen segbuyota viruorayen eje. Obere robe nana je ta kpahen otor risegbuyota, iruo egbarerhi vobo rayen hephan vwo ma re arhuere vwe evu re Nijiria. Ebere ro be nana ta kpahe oboro fori ne avwe isebguyota ve egbarerhi vwo ba yono, je vwo whian vwe vu re Nijiria, kugbe obeben ro she kpahen evwobaruo royen. Ebere ro be nana je ta ne evwo phi kparobor vwe evu re bebe na, emo ri sukuru ri yone arhuere na we vwe erierien, ena, ve uruemuesiri vwo kpahe obo ra vwe isegbuyota ve egbaerhi vwo wian, sie obo reguonukecha ya no vwe evu re idjere rukecha rayen. Ofori ne akon ruyono rarhuare vwiwhovwin ride re Nijiria eje, vwe uyono risegbuyota ve egbarerhi ke emo risukuru ri yone arhuere eje.