Spiritual competency in psychotherapy /
Historically, mental health clinicians were trained to refer clients' spiritual issues to pastoral professionals. However, the current requirement for competence with diverse cultural concerns in counseling and psychotherapy may include those of a religious nature. Using a nonsectarian approach...
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Share Spiritual Competency in Psychotherapy; Introduction: Spiritual Competence in Clinical Practice; The Nature of Psychotherapy; The Issue of Competence; Spirituality as a Cultural Issue; Competence, Ethics, and Cultural Sensitivity; The Purpose of This Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Part I: What Is Spirituality?; Chapter 1: Spirit; Various Definitions; Spirit or Spirituality in Abrahamic Monotheism; Spirit in Eastern Thought; Spirit in the New Age; Synthesis; Notes.
- Chapter 2: Spirituality and ReligionPolarity or False Dichotomy?; Psychological Stance; Philosophical Stance; Theological Stance; A Coherentist Web of Belief; Notes; Chapter 3: Spirituality as Process; What Is a Process?; The What and the How of Spiritual Process; Notes; Chapter 4: Spirituality as Relationship; What is a Relationship?; The What and the How of Spiritual Relationship; Notes; Chapter 5: Personal Spirituality; Existentially Meaningful; Personally Authentic; Ethically Consistent; Part II: Spiritual Practices in Psychotherapy.
- Chapter 6: Spiritual Work in the Context of a Therapeutic RelationshipDialogue; Implications; Notes; Chapter 7: Spiritual Work in the Context of a Complex Situation; The Situation; Implications; Notes; Chapter 8: Spiritual Work and the Interpretation of Experience; The Interpretation of Experience; Implications; Notes; Chapter 9: Spiritual Work and the Movement to Enactment; The Movement to Enactment; Implications; Notes; Part III: Common Spiritual Issues Encountered in Therapy; Chapter 10: Living in the Present; What to Do; Notes; Chapter 11: The Issue of Truth; What to Do.
- Chapter 12: Faith and UncertaintyWhat to Do; Chapter 13: Communal Belonging; What to Do; Chapter 14: Dissatisfaction With God; What to Do; Chapter 15: Rigidity and Legalism; What to Do?; Chapter 16: Abuse; Abuse in Religious Community; Abuse of Religious Community; What to Do; Chapter 17: Spiritism, Spiritualism, and the Occult; What to Do?; Notes; Chapter 18: Endings, Death, and Personal Eschatology; What to Do; Notes; Conclusion.
