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Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy: How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual Lives

Book information

Publisher
Guilford Press
Year
2001
ISBN
1572307013
Open Library ID
OL8734285M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2965738 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
334\334
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This volume guides therapists and students in exploring the creative and healing possibilities in people's spiritual and religious experience, while countering ways it can do harm. The authors integrate ideas from a range of therapeutic perspectives - as well as wisdom gleaned from over 20 years of work in the field - to help therapists listen and respond when spiritual or religious themes are invoked; ask appropriate questions about beliefs, practices, and communities; and work collaboratively to identify personally meaningful resources for change. Applications are discussed for a wide variety of clinical situations, including helping people resolve relationship problems, manage psychiatric symptoms, and cope with medical illness.

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