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. Ed(S): Aten, Jamie D.; Leach, Mark M. - Spirituality and the Therapeutic Process - 9781433803734 - V9781433803734
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Spirituality and the Therapeutic Process

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Description for Spirituality and the Therapeutic Process Demonstrates that it is possible to honor clients' spiritual experience from the beginning to the end of the therapeutic process whether or not the therapist has a spiritual background. This book presents sample treatment plans that address various encounters with clients' spirituality. Editor(s): Aten, Jamie D.; Leach, Mark M. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 781.

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 from the beginning to the end of the therapeutic process.

Practical strategies, techniques, and examples are used to show how spirituality can influence each stage of treatment from before the clinical intake, starting with an understanding of ethical practice guidelines and therapist self-awareness, through termination. Self-reflection questions, diverse case examples, and a multiple session case ... Read more

Practitioners in a broad variety of fields, including counseling and clinical psychology, counselor education, and marriage and family therapy will find this book to be a rich source of ideas for examining and modifying their practice. The authors discuss therapist self-awareness tools such as genogram, autobiography, journaling, and mindfulness; recommendations for overcoming biases toward spirituality; and how an agency's climate, referral sources, and intake forms can discourage or set the stage for discussing the spiritual.

Chapters provide example probing questions and assessment instruments for exploring how spirituality can be a source of strength or confound problems, and present sample treatment plans that address various encounters with clients' spirituality. Authors demonstrate how meaning systems theory can inform case conceptualization and how spiritual discussions and interventions can be part of cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, psychodynamic, and humanistic therapies.

The book also prepares readers for spiritual issues that frequently arise in termination, even if spirituality had not been a focus in previous sessions.

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Product Details

Publication date
2009
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781433803734
SKU
V9781433803734
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-20

About . Ed(S): Aten, Jamie D.; Leach, Mark M.
Jamie D. Aten, PhD, is an assistant professor of counseling psychology and assistant director of health and mental health research for the Katrina Research Center at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. He has published numerous research articles on religion and spirituality and is a coeditor of a forthcoming book on culture and clinical practice. His current research on the ... Read more

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