Abstract
Few people realize that the Latter-day Saints (LDS) or Mormon Church currently ranks as the fourth largest religious denomination
in the United States. Although spirituality and religion play a central role in the beliefs, lifestyle, and culture, of many
LDS clients, very few spiritual assessment tools have been validated with this population. Utilizing a mixed method design,
this study modified an existing spiritual assessment tool—spiritual lifemaps—that may be particularly congruent with LDS client
populations. A sample of recognized experts in LDS culture (N = 100) examined how consistent the spiritual lifemap assessment
tool was with LDS culture, and how consistent the four sample question sets were with LDS culture. Overall, results indicate
that the spiritual lifemap assessment tool is consistent with LDS clients’ beliefs, lifestyle, and culture. This study represents
an important step at providing more culturally competent practice with LDS clients.
in the United States. Although spirituality and religion play a central role in the beliefs, lifestyle, and culture, of many
LDS clients, very few spiritual assessment tools have been validated with this population. Utilizing a mixed method design,
this study modified an existing spiritual assessment tool—spiritual lifemaps—that may be particularly congruent with LDS client
populations. A sample of recognized experts in LDS culture (N = 100) examined how consistent the spiritual lifemap assessment
tool was with LDS culture, and how consistent the four sample question sets were with LDS culture. Overall, results indicate
that the spiritual lifemap assessment tool is consistent with LDS clients’ beliefs, lifestyle, and culture. This study represents
an important step at providing more culturally competent practice with LDS clients.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-11
- DOI 10.1007/s10615-012-0404-3
- Authors
- Gordon E. Limb, School of Social Work, Brigham Young University (BYU), 2190A JFSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- David R. Hodge, School of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0689, USA
- Rachelle Leckie, School of Social Work, Brigham Young University (BYU), 2190A JFSB, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Peter Ward, Recreation Management and Youth Leadership, Brigham Young University (BYU), W-427 Tanner Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Journal Clinical Social Work Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3343
- Print ISSN 0091-1674