EDUCATION AT YOUR OWN PACE. RECORDED TO FIT YOUR SCHEDULE.
ON-DEMAND ACCESS FOR 90 DAYS
Ethical Integration of Spiritual Beliefs and Mental Health Care
Presented by: Tracy Nalory Fultz, LCSW
2 CEUs (SW & ETHICS)
SUMMARY
Social workers frequently serve clients whose spirituality or religious beliefs shape their identity, coping, values, and understanding of healing. Yet many practitioners report uncertainty about how to ethically and competently integrate these beliefs into clinical work without crossing professional boundaries or imposing personal values. This training offers a clear, ethically grounded framework for integrating spiritual beliefs into mental health care within the scope of social work practice. Participants will explore the distinction between spirituality and religiosity, learn how spiritual beliefs can inform assessment and treatment planning, and examine how the NASW Code of Ethics guides spiritually integrated practice.
Grounded in ethical standards, clinical insight, and practical application, this presentation equips social workers with tools to engage spiritual content when it is client led, clinically appropriate, and aligned with the client’s goals. The training emphasizes respect for diversity, client self determination, and professional competence while reducing fear and confusion around spiritual conversations in clinical settings.
All participants receive downloadable handouts to support learning and application. An optional supplemental workbook is also available for purchase for those seeking deeper reflection, practice exercises, and extended case examples.
This training presentation was recorded on March 20, 2026.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
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Define and distinguish between spirituality and religiosity and explain their relevance in clinical assessment and treatment planning.
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Apply the NASW Code of Ethics, with particular attention to the core values of service, dignity and worth of the person, integrity, and competence, to spiritually integrated clinical work.
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Utilize ethical and practical strategies to assess spiritual needs, obtain informed consent, and integrate spiritual beliefs into treatment when aligned with client goals.
PRESENTER BIO
Tracy Nalory, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker, relationship consultant, certified informed grief therapist, and mental health educator. Her work focuses on the ethical integration of emotional, relational, and spiritual health within clinical practice.
Tracy created the CEU training Ethical Integration of Spiritual Beliefs and Mental Health Care after recognizing a rising need among social workers for clear, ethical guidance at the intersection of spirituality and mental health. She provides continuing education resources and professional reflection through The Integrated Care Letter, supporting clinicians in spiritually informed and ethically grounded care.
Her teaching style is thoughtful, accessible, and clinically grounded, with a strong emphasis on ethical clarity, client autonomy, and professional responsibility.
PLEASE NOTE:
To receive credit for an on-demand training course, participants must complete all of the following requirements:
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Review at least 80% of the recording, as verified through our recording tracking system.
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Complete the quiz and submit all required materials.
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Complete the program evaluation.
*Your CEU certificate will not be issued until all three of these requirements have been successfully completed and verified in accordance with our educational standards*
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Sponsorship Disclosure:
The South Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work is a permanent CEU provider for the following boards:
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South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
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South Carolina Board for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors and Psycho-Educational Specialists
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