Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Members Experiences with Attempting to Integrate Religion and Spirituality Into Counseling Psychology Doctoral Training written by Theresa M. Nutten and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: eligion and spirituality (R/S) are two of several multicultural variables salient to some clients seeking counseling, therefore psychologists are expected to be sensitive to and respectful of R/S in professional duties (APA, 2017a; APA, 2017b). However, research has shown that the integration of topics of R/S into the training of psychology graduate students has been minimal at best (Brawer et al., 2002, Hage et al., 2006, Saunders et al., 2014; Schafer et al., 2011; Schulte et al., 2002; Vogel et al., 2013). There are potential logistical and personal barriers to the inclusion of religion and spirituality into mental health training curricula, and many psychologists debate the best practices for training (Adams et al., 2015; Crook-Lyon et al., 2012). Moreover, counseling psychology is well-known for emphasizing a multicultural focus and social justice advocacy in doctoral training (CCPTP, 2013; Scheel et al., 2018), but this field tends to prioritize other factors of cultural identity over R/S (Adams et al., 2015; Hage, 2006; Schulte et al., 2002). Given the limited information about the specific ways in which topics of R/S are integrated into counseling psychology doctoral training, this study attempted to fill a gap in the literature by exploring the perspective of faculty members who are responsible for implementing the training. The central research question investigated the experiences of faculty members at APA-accredited counseling psychology training programs regarding their attempts to integrate topics of religion and spirituality into counseling psychology doctoral training. Two sub-questions sought to understand contextual influences on participants' attempts, including professional and personal values and attributes. Given the qualitative nature of the questions posed the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method (Smith et al., 1999) was used to collect and analyze data. Data were collected from ten participants across the United States using a demographic screening survey, an initial interview, and a member check interview. The researcher’s interpretation of participants’ stories revealed five themes related to their attempts to integrate religion and spirituality in training. Participants’ descriptions of their attempts revealed that they were thoughtful around the planning and execution of their attempts. Participants named various constituents that they were serving (professional organizations, institutions, departments, programs, and students) and described the complexity of meeting the needs of each entity. Additionally, participants felt varying levels of support for their efforts, which led to experiences of tension and pressure when making attempts. However, participants' personal values, and desire to give their students tools they would need to provide culturally sensitive clinical care around topics of R/S, helped participants in making attempts despite these challenges. This research contributes to the field of counseling psychology by providing information about the integration of topics of R/S across a range of courses, topics participants presented on during attempts, and methods that were used in attempts made. Results of this study contributed to ideas for future training, research, and practice around topics of R/S. These include intervening at various levels: professional, institutional, departmental, training program, and individual.

Download or read book The Quest for Meaning and Wholeness Spiritual and Religious Connections in the Lives of College Faculty written by Jennifer A. Lindholm and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An insightful, scholarly resource for dialogue about the symbiotic relationship between the life of the mind and the life of the heart of faculty, and what faculty can do to provide students an education that focuses on meaning and purpose.” —Larry A. Braskamp, professor emeritus, Loyola University Chicago “Among the strengths of this book are Lindholm’s solid research design and data analysis, deft integration of quantitative and qualitative data in presentation of findings and interpretation, and clear writing. Dr. Lindholm makes an important contribution both to higher education literature on faculty, and to religious studies literature, on this dimension of religion and spirituality in colleges and universities.” —Michael D. Waggoner, professor, University of Northern Iowa; editor, Religion & Education “No one understands more thoroughly the roles that spirituality and religion play in higher education today than Jennifer Lindholm, who has spent more than a decade documenting their impact. The Quest for Meaning and Wholeness adds greatly to her earlier findings of how college can enhance the spiritual lives of students.” —Gary Luhr, executive director, Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities “Based on both quantitative and qualitative data, Lindholm’s thoughtful, well-written book opens new ground, addressing a largely ignored topic in the research on faculty lives and work—spirituality, religion, and meaning in academic life. Institutional leaders, faculty members, and students will benefit from the fresh perspectives, careful definitions, issues, and questions discussed in this book.” —Ann E. Austin, professor of higher, adult, and lifelong education, Michigan State University; coauthor of Rethinking Faculty Work: Higher Education’s Strategic Imperative “At last, a book for faculty about faculty on an important, but long-neglected, topic. Jennifer Lindholm provides a cogent, readable analysis of how faculty view spirituality and religion not only in their own lives, but also their role in higher education.” —Peter C. Hill, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University

Download or read book The Psychology of Spirituality written by Larry Culliford and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality is increasingly accepted as integral to human psychology, vital for physical and mental health. The Psychology of Spirituality is an accessible book that introduces the relationship between spirituality and psychology. The author sets out what spirituality is, the values it represents and how it can contribute to mental health and wellbeing. He then illustrates how knowledge of spirituality can provide a deeper understanding of people’s problems and can help them develop resilience and aid recovery. With reference to a new holistic or ‘psycho-spiritual’ paradigm, the book then covers stages of spiritual development: from having natural spiritual awareness in early childhood to the waning of interest in later childhood; largely conforming to group mentality in adolescence before discovering individuality; and then the final journey towards full personal and emotional maturity. Finally, the author outlines practical advice on how to explore and make use of spirituality, covering a range of spiritual skills and practices, including meditation and contemplation. Each chapter includes case examples and exercises to explore the ideas covered. This book will be compelling reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, chaplains, healthcare professionals, students, and anyone wanting to understand better the role of spirituality and psychology in the lives of all.

Download or read book Integrating Spirituality in Counseling written by Elfie Hinterkopf and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elfie Hinterkopf describes the Experiential Focusing Method, a model to help clients work through religious and spiritual problems, deepen existing spiritual experiences, and bring about new, life-giving connections to spirituality. Focusing can be used in conjunction with any psychotherapeutic model and is an essential part of any mental health professional or counselor's repertoire. Through Focusing, the client learns to examine subtle, but concrete, bodily feelings that are a vital part of spiritual discovery and growth. Hinterkopf describes the Six Focusing Steps and illustrates the attitudes crucial to the Focusing process (receptive, expectant, patient, and accepting) with case examples, revealing how they help facilitate spiritual development. She also discusses how counselors can use Focusing to explore their own spirituality and outlines special considerations to ensure that sessions suit the individual client's religious tradition or spiritual orientation.

Download or read book The Psychology of Religion and Spirituality for Clinicians written by Jamie Aten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many therapists and counselors find themselves struggling to connect the research on the psychology of religion and spirituality to their clinical practice. This book will address this issue, providing a valuable resource for clinicians that will help translate basic research findings into useful clinical practice strategies. The editors and chapter authors, all talented and respected scholar-clinicians, offer a practical and functional understanding of the empirical literature on the psychology of religion and spirituality of, while at the same time outlining clinical implications, assessments, and strategies for counseling and psychotherapy. Chapters cover such topics as religious and spiritual identity, its development, and its relationship with one’s personality; client God images; spiritually transcendent experiences; forgiveness and reconciliation; and religion and spirituality in couples and families. Each concludes with clinical application questions and suggestions for further reading. This book is a must-read for all those wishing to ground their clinical work in an empirical understanding of the role that religion and spirituality plays in the lives of their clients.

Download or read book A Phenomenological Investigation of Counselor Education Students Co teaching Experiences with Faculty During Their Doctoral Training written by Eric R Baltrinic and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This phenomenological qualitative study explored counselor education doctoral students' co-teaching experiences with faculty members during the pre-candidacy phases of their program training. Nine participants from Ohio counselor education doctoral programs were purposefully sampled and interviewed to ascertain their lived experiences of co-teaching. Data were analyzed using a five-step process and revealed three overall themes: (a) co-teaching experiences are built on relationships, (b) co-teaching experiences have a structure, and (c) co-teaching experiences impact students' development as teachers. Participants' collective co-teaching experiences were mirrored in the identified themes and used as a basis for understanding co-teaching practices within counselor education doctoral programs. The findings of this study revealed the need for a working definition and the intentional implementation of co-teaching practices in counselor education doctoral programs. Additional research extending the study to include a new sample, investigating faculty members' perspectives on co-teaching, the deliberate use of mechanisms for reflective conversations, the use of different methodologies (e.g., ethnography, case study, Q-methodology, etc.), and the distinguishing features of teaching supervision in counselor education is warranted.

Download or read book The Challenges of Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Psychotherapy written by Francis A. Martin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines personal and professional understandings of religion in psychotherapy and advocates for integrity, competency, and cultural pluralism in clinical practice. A major feature of this book is that it confirms the massive proliferation of religion-oriented approaches to counseling and therapy in recent years. It attributes this rise to opportunism and exaggerated individualism among therapists and to the frequent failures of professional associations, clinical preparation programs, and other influences. In response to these influences, it identifies the need for guiding principles for integrating religion into therapy, discusses the religious issues that clients bring to therapy, and advocates for major changes in clinical practice, with emphasis on integrity and competence. Building on a large volume of research and using evidence-based conclusions, it clarifies how these two major features of contemporary life can be integrated with integrity and competence. The author maintains that religion should be a feature of the practice of counseling and therapy, so long as it addresses the clinically relevant needs of clients. However, it also explores how the religion of counselors and therapists often expresses the needs of counselors and therapists, instead of addressing the needs of their clients. In the context of these questions and discussion of contentious challenges, this book provides guidelines for relating religion with clinical practice and recommends needed actions by clinical preparation programs, professional associations, individual therapists, state legislatures, licensing boards, social service agencies, and corporations. All of this stands on the conspicuous need for professional accountability in the delivery of mental health care.

Download or read book Bringing Religion and Spirituality Into Therapy written by Joseph A. Stewart-Sicking and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing Religion and Spirituality into Therapy provides a comprehensive and timely model for spirituality-integrated therapy which is truly pluralist and responsive to the ever-evolving World of religion/spirituality. This book presents an algorithmic, process-based model for organizing the abundance of theoretical and practical literature around how psychology, religion and spirituality interact in counseling. Building on a tripartite framework, the book discusses the practical implications of the model and shows how it can be used in the context of assessment and case formulation, research, clinical competence, and education, and the broad framework ties together many strands of scholarship into religion and spirituality in counseling across a number of disciplines. Chapters address the concerns of groups such as the unaffiliated, non-theists, and those with multiple spiritual influences. This approachable book is aimed at mental health students, practitioners, and educators. In it, readers are challenged to develop richer ways of understanding, being, and intervening when religion and spirituality are brought into therapy.

Download or read book Religion and Spirituality in Counselor Training written by Elizabeth Anne Olson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a call for further integration of religion and spirituality into counselor training due to a large percentage of the American population reporting that religion and spirituality are important factors in their lives. Yet this integration seems to rarely occur. Although issues of religion and spirituality are generally seen to be at least somewhat important in clinical practice, training programs have still been slow to integrate these issues into curriculum, practicum training, supervision and research. Attention had been directed toward understanding the integration of, or hesitation to integrate, religion and spirituality into counselor training, but this focus has most often been from the perspective of clinicians or educators, and rarely from the perspective of the counselor trainee. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to explore the counseling psychology student's perspective on integrating religion and spirituality in training, looking specifically at perceived importance of religion and spirituality in training. Factors influencing the perceived levels of importance of students are explored, including religious affiliation, program openness, openness, quest orientation to religion, cognitive orientation toward spirituality and multicultural competence. Results indicated that, for doctoral counseling students, program and personal variables explain a significant portion of the variance in perceived importance of integrating religion and spirituality into counselor training, with quest orientation to religion and cognitive orientation toward spirituality being significant predictors while controlling for organized and non-organized religious activity. Exploratory analyses were also conducted to assess students' training experiences, work with clients, interest in integrating religion and spirituality into training and thoughts about how to integrate religion and spirituality into training. Findings are described in detail and implications and recommendations for future training are discussed.

Download or read book Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Clinical Practice written by René Hefti and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Clinical Practice" that was published in Religions

Download or read book Training in Religious spiritual Issues in Counseling Psychology written by Nicolás Troyáno-Vazquez and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Embodied Enquiry written by L. Todres and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a particular emphasis within the phenomenological tradition as exemplified by Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Eugene Gendlin, this book considers the role of the lived body as a way of knowing and being within three practical contexts that illustrate some of the nuances of embodied enquiry: qualitative research, psychotherapy, spirituality.

Download or read book Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Clinical Practice written by Cassandra Vieten and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality lies at the heart of many clients' core values, and helps shape their perception of themselves and the world around them. In this book, two clinical psychologists provide a much-needed, research-based road map to help professionals appropriately address their clients’ spiritual or religious beliefs in treatment sessions. More and more, it has become essential for mental health professionals to understand and competently navigate clients' religious and spiritual beliefs in treatment. In Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Clinical Practice, you’ll find sixteen research-based guidelines and best practices to help you provide effective therapy while being conscious of your clients' unique spiritual or cultural background. With this professional resource as your guide, you will be prepared to: Take a spiritual and religious history when treating a client Attend to spiritual or religious topics in a clinical setting Hold clear ethical boundaries regarding your own religious or spiritual beliefs Know when and how to make referrals if topics emerge which are beyond the scope of your competence This book is a must-read for any mental health professional looking to develop spiritual, religious, and cultural competencies.

Download or read book Exploring the Spiritual written by David R. Matteson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain solid empirical findings to understand your own spiritual development To significantly impact clients’ spirituality and use the spiritual strengths the client possesses to facilitate their move toward health, a counselor must be willing to explore his or her own spiritual development. Exploring the Spiritual: Paths for Counselors and Psychotherapists provides cognitive information grounded in the empirical findings of social science, as well as experiential material which encourages the counselors’ own spiritual quest. This invaluable source clarifies the interface between the counselor’s spirituality and the client’s, and allows the spiritual dimension to emerge appropriately in the counseling process. Exploring the Spiritual: Paths for Counselors and Psychotherapists provides challenging questions and exercises that lead the counselor or psychotherapist through a personal exploration to attain the maturity of development needed to facilitate the client’s spiritual growth. The text, written in an accessible narrative style, features helpful case studies and personal anecdotes to illustrate the concepts and processes described. Each chapter includes an overview of an issue, develops an argument or position, and presents a focused exploration of some relevant empirical research that is presented in a context that helps the reader see its personal implications. The final section leads the reader through exercises and experiments, helping them to focus on the counselor’s own inner experience or encouraging the counselor to experiment with new behaviors. This insightful resource encourages the counselor to work directly with the client’s spiritual experiences and conceptualizations without imposing on the client the beliefs of the counselor. Topics discussed in Exploring the Spiritual: Paths for Counselors and Psychotherapists include: models of spiritual development steps toward spiritual maturation the contribution of crises in belief and in values the physical-emotional self, and the contribution of passion and sexuality overcoming the divisiveness of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, and culture coping with suffering discovering one’s own paths to the spiritual Exploring the Spiritual: Paths for Counselors and Psychotherapists is a valuable resource for counselors, psychotherapists, counselor educators, and graduate students in psychology, counseling, psychotherapy, social work, and psychiatry.

Download or read book Content Analysis of Religion and Spirituality written by Charles H. Hinz and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students lack adequate training to address religion and spirituality in a clinical setting and report limited confidence in their ability to address these topics. There has been no formal research exploring whether courses explicit to religion and spirituality have integrated competencies from professional psychology or the psychology of religion and spirituality. The purpose of the current study was to identify structural patterns within course content for explicit classes on religion and spirituality in doctoral programs for clinical and counseling psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association. Additionally, the current study determined what competencies for professional psychology and the psychology of religion and spirituality were embedded within the identified course content. A total of eleven syllabi across eight doctoral programs were utilized in a qualitative content analysis. The manifest content analysis revealed most courses were embedded in PsyD programs (n=9; 81.82%) with a relative split between counseling (n=5; 45.45%) and clinical psychology (n=6; 54.54%), and a list of required readings. The directed content analysis revealed the most frequently coded competencies, across professional psychology and religion/spirituality explicit, were related to cultural diversity, therapeutic integration and interventions, and psychologist self-reflection and awareness. Underrepresented competencies included areas of research, psychological assessment, consultation, and supervision. Findings from the study can inform future content development for courses explicit to religion and spirituality and other psychology courses where discussions of religion and spirituality are relevant.

Download or read book Faculty Perspectives and Experiences of Faith and Learning at a Religiously Affiliated University written by Cody Lee McMillen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 883 colleges and universities in the United States evidence connections to specific religious traditions. Yet, according to the literature, a perceived tension exists between faith and the contemporary academy, such that many universities that were founded as religiously affiliated institutions no longer retain their religious connections. In addition, faculty members at religiously affiliated and other universities maintained that they experience frustration in integrating their faith and the faith of their institutions into their teaching, scholarship, and service.This study examined how faculty members at a religiously affiliated university in the Midwest negotiate any tension that may exist between faith and learning at their institution. The researcher employed a phenomenological research design, sending qualitative questionnaires to faculty members at the institution under investigation featuring open-ended questions about the relationship of faith and learning at their institution as well as their lived experiences as both members of the contemporary academy and employees of a faith-based organization. Following the questionnaires, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews with selected faculty members who completed the survey, in order to gain additional insight into their experiences. Fifteen faculty members completed the qualitative questionnaires, with 11 of them participating in follow-up interviews. Once the data were gathered, the researcher identified themes that characterized the lived experiences of the faculty participants with regards to faith and learning at their institution, for the purpose of understanding what could be considered essential elements of faith-based higher education, from the perspectives of the participants. The study results demonstrated that the faculty participants mostly believe that the relationship of faith and learning at their institution is not characterized by tension. Rather, they see this relationship as one of integration, as their roles as faculty members at the university include assisting students in developing academically and spiritually. While the respondents noted that conflict and tension are present at times, the conflicts they experienced were mostly due to people at the institution being free to express themselves and their personal religious beliefs in ways that can often initiate disagreements with those whose beliefs are different. Despite the presence of tension, responding faculty members believed in the mission of religiously affiliated universities to educate for faith formation and to instill the desire to serve others in their students through the structures of their academic disciplines.

Download or read book Spirituality and Religion as Self care Practices for Doctoral Counseling Psychology Students written by Amy Elizabeth (Devinney) Horton and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Self-care has gained attention in the field of psychology as a means to prevent negative occurrences like compassion fatigue and burnout. Though general principles have been generated, research into specific self-care strategies is lacking. One established general principle of self-care involves spirituality and religion. These constructs are unique because of their place in the field of psychology, the way psychologists identify with them, and because of their potential benefits. Existing research has demonstrated that spirituality and religion are being used by individuals in the field as a part of self-care, without attention to how this is taking place. This study adds to this research base through its foci on how students in doctoral counseling psychology programs are using their spirituality and religion as part of self-care practices, the supports and barriers encountered in such use, and how training influences use of these practices. To understand these study foci, qualitative analysis of interviews with students in doctoral counseling psychology programs was utilized. Additionally, an emergent theory identifying the relationship between training in doctoral psychology training programs, experience of spiritual and/or religious life, other self-care practices, and impact on well-being was developed. " -- Abstract