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Using the Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Framework in Holistic Health and Well-being: A Case Example of a Community- and Faith-Based Sports Program

BY  DR. MORGAN E. BRAGANZA AND JACOB OLIVEIRA
Published by the Christian Journal for Global Health
June 20, 2022

As in other parts of the world, Canada’s citizens are confronted with biological, mental, and  social  crises.    Despite  the  fact  that  these  issues  can  be  interrelated,  they  are  regularly  studied  and  addressed  separately.    The  bio-psycho-social  (BPS)  framework  was offered as an alternative approach for care because of its assumption that in order to  produce  a  variety  of  interconnected  outcomes  relative  to  health  and  well-being, biological,  mental,  and  social  issues  must  all be  considered....Good  examples  of  how  to  apply  the  framework  in  practice  are  limited.  This  case  example  describes  how  the  BPS-S  framework  was  applied  to  design  a  community-,  sports-,  and  faith-based  martial  arts  program  in  Ontario,  Canada... ​
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A creative response to community social work: Introducing the Kung-Fu for Christ community-based Ministry
BY  DR. MORGAN E. BRAGANZA
Published by the National Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) 
July 21, 2020

Sport has a long history of importance within social life (Bolt, 2018). Only recently, however, have community social workers considered its assets (Schulenkorf, 2012). This article will discuss how sport can offer a creative response to community social work, particularly when its activities are rooted in Christianity....
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Kicking it: Kung Fu for Christ encourages discipline and discipleship

BY KRISTIN OSTENSEN 
July 21, 2014


​The family that kicks together sticks together. That's Christine Ristau's new motto since she and her children joined....
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Kung-Fu for Christ uniforms featured on Hatashita website (2021)