Research Catalog

Title

Spirituality and the therapeutic process : a comprehensive resource from intake to termination / edited by Jamie D. Aten and Mark M. Leach.

Publication

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Aten, Jamie D.
• Leach, Mark M.

Description

ix, 305 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

This book is for therapists who want to enhance their effectiveness with clients whose spirituality is a salient part of their worldview. Whether or not the therapist has a spiritual background, the authors demonstrate that it is possible to honor clients' spiritual experience at each stage of the therapeutic process, from clinical intake through termination. Practical strategies, techniques, and examples are used to show how spirituality can influence each stage of treatment, and the authors describe the importance of ethical practice guidelines and therapist self-awareness when considering matters of spirituality. Self-reflection questions, diverse case examples, and a multiple-session case study chapter are provided to build readers' understanding and ability to incorporate spirituality into counseling and psychotherapy.

Subject

• Psychotherapy > Religious aspects
• Psychotherapy patients > Religious life
• Psychotherapist and patient
• Spirituality
• Psychotherapy > methods
• Professional-Patient Relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A primer on spirituality and mental health / Jamie D. Aten and Mark M. Leach -- Ethical concerns around spirituality and religion in clinical practice / William L. Hathaway and Jennifer S. Ripley -- Therapist self-awareness of spirituality / Marsha I. Wiggins -- Noting the importance of spirituality during clinical intake / Mark M. Leach ... [et al.] -- Clinical assessment of clients' spirituality / Kenneth I. Pargament and Elizabeth J. Krumrei -- Including spirituality in case conceptualizations : a meaning-systems approach / Crystal L. Park and Jeanne M. Slattery -- Integrating spirituality with clinical practice through treatment planning / Brian J. Zinnbauer and John J. Barrett -- How spirituality can affect the therapeutic alliance / J. Scott Young, Sondra Dowdle, and Lucy Flowers -- Implementing treatments that incorporate clients' spirituality / Lewis Z. Schlosser and David A. Safran -- Spirituality in therapy termination / Jamie D. Aten ... [et al.] -- Case study showing inclusion of spirituality in the therapeutic process / Kari A. O'Grady and P. Scott Richards -- Training therapists to address spiritual concerns in clinical practice and research / Everett L. Worthington Jr. ... [et al.].

ISBN

• 9781433803734
• 1433803739

LCCN

^^2008016942

OCLC

226911602

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library