Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1433817357 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Social Work and Christianity . --Doody's Review ServiceAn impressive achievement. --PsycCRITIQUESThis handbook will be of use to essentially all readers interested in working with people from different religious traditions in direct practice settings. Invaluable for clinicians who see clients of different religious traditions
Dr. Richards is a licensed psychologist and is the Director of Research at the Center for Change in Orem, Utah.Allen E. P. He was a faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University (1961-1972) and is professor emeritus of psychology at Brigham Young University (1972-1999) since 1972 where he has served as the director of the Values Institute (1976-1978) and director of the PhD program in clinical psychology (1989-1993)
Excellent introduction overall, despite spotty quality in some chapter authorship Wonderfully thorough, relatively unbiased introduction to this deliberately avoided and neglected area of cultural diversity. Psychology willfully alienated itself from religion decades ago and this text is a sincere and respectful attempt to reintroduce s
Each chapter offers therapeutic suggestions and guidelines, along with helpful examples, for psychotherapists to work sensitively with the religious and spiritual beliefs of their clients.. The growing awareness that religion and spirituality are important aspects of human diversity has encouraged many psychotherapists to seek deeper understanding of the spiritual orientations of their clients. The guiding purpose of the second edition of this well-received book is to help students and practicing psychotherapists more fully honor and utilize the religious beliefs and spiritual resources of their clients