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Spiritism, Snaterí, Brujería, and Voodooism

1996; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 12; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1300/j067v12n01_08

1540-7349

Ana Paulino,

Agriculture and Farm Safety

This article discusses spiritism, santería, brujería, and voodooism as adaptive healing systems used for coping among Caribbean immigrants during times of stress. It also addresses the lack of appropriate specialized and/or advanced course offerings at the graduate level to prepare social workers for professional practice with families and children whose world view and attitudes in their participation in mainstream services are influenced by these belief systems. Implications for social work practice and recommendations for the integration of this content in social work curricum are included.