ABSTRACT
Spirituality and religion are among the very last human rights to be implemented in social work. However, there is a difference between a right in the Conventions and Codes of Ethics and grounding that right in social work praxis. Understood as a human right possessed by individuals, spirituality and religion are, nonetheless, increasingly esteemed as important aspects of culturally competent social work practice, i.e. that social workers are cognisant of diverse ethnic groups’ religious affiliations and practice. Consequently, an intention to progress and deepen anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice is a key motivation for including spirituality and religion in social work literature and practice.
