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of Unity and Spiritual Diversity Each spoke in the circle was designed by either a student or myself, with symbols and colors representing her or his spiritual perspective. The center of the circle, where all the spokes meet in a common point, includes terms agreed upon by the whole class as reflecting spiritually sensitive social work practice: knowledge, reverence, acceptance, harmony, understanding, compassion, diversity, and empathy. The circumference of the circle encompasses each of our spiritual perspectives—signifying the mutual respect and synergy among us within the group as a whole. |
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This "circle" is the result of an exercise I developed for the MSW diversity selective course: Spiritual Aspects of Social Work Practice. The exercise concept is inspired by Christian church rose pattern windows, Hindu and Buddhist mandalas, and Indigenous medicine wheels. The original circle pattern is from Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book, vol. 2, by Monique Mandali, 1994, Mandali Publishing, Billings, Montana. Thanks to my students from Summer 1998 for this Circle of Unity and Spiritual Diversity. |