Abstract
Currently,spiritualitycontinuesincreasinglygoingbeyondthe«secular-religious»juxtapositions.Moreover,theproblemofspiritualityacquiresanewsoundinthecontextofitsintegrationintothepracticeofhelpingprofessions,andsocialwork.Analyzingtheconceptofspirituality,theauthorsofthearticleturnto overview of the most common points of view on its content and determine the main subject of discussions.Religious, cultural, and political contexts of spirituality can be distinguished, and it can also be considered themost important factor influencing the results of interventions in the system of helping professions (medicalpractice, clinical psychology, psychiatry). At the same time, spirituality, the search for the meaning of life, andreligion can act as protective and healing determinants, and turn out to be a factor in increasing vulnerabilityand risks.Studies show that spirituality is a proven and effective practice in cases of suicidal compulsion, addiction,severe trauma, oncology, and psychiatric diseases. The article suggests that it is important for a social workerto have competence in the field of spirituality, to understand the problems associated with it in relation to anindividualclient, andtobeready toface spiritualityin professionalactivity.The article presents the results of a sociological survey of students studying under the «Social Work»educational program. According to their opinions, a social worker acts as a guide and assistant in finding themeaning of life for his /her clients, and the starting point of spiritual and practical activity is his / her personalviewsand life principles.Oneoftheimportantconclusionsthatresearchersofspiritualitycometointhecontextofhelpingprofessionsistheurgentneedtostudyspiritualityintheframeworkoftrainingspecialistsinsocialworkandotherhelpingprofessions.