Five-year-old Joseph was referred for psychotherapy because of severe separation anxiety from his mother. He was terrified to go to his kindergarten class and was extremely worried about separating from his mother. Joseph's Korean American family identified as having a Christian faith. Joseph said that he loved God and knew God was watching him and his mother from heaven. Prayer, scripture reading, and religious discussion were common daily practices in the family. However, Joseph's religious beliefs were also tied into his separation anxiety. For instance, although he believed that God was watching over him, he also believed that if he disobeyed his mother, God might punish him by taking his mother away.Given the importance of Joseph's faith and its relevance to his presenting problem, his psychotherapist determined that the use of spiritually oriented interventions would be appropriate and make sense to Joseph SPIrItuAlly OrIented InterventIOnS In develOPmentAl COntext HeAtHer lewIS QuAGlIAnA, PAmelA ebStyne KInG, dAvId Peter QuAGlIAnA, And lIndA mAnS wAGener 4
Early one morning, a foolish young rabbit lay sleeping beneath an apple tree tucked away in a corner of a forest. As the rabbit tried to sleep, he began to ask himself what would happen if the earth were to break apart. After thinking more about this, he sat up and asked out loud, "What if the earth broke up today?" While he considered this possibility, he began to look around the forest and listen for signs of danger.Just as he began looking around, he heard the sound of a loud crash behind him. Without turning to see what had happened, the rabbit jumped up, began running, and started yelling, "The earth is breaking up!" over and over again while he ran as fast as he could. He continued running through the forest, gathering animals with him as he ran.Before long, a pack of rabbits, bears, elephants, and snakes were bounding and slithering through the jungle, until they ran underneath a brave lion that was perched on a mountaintop that overlooked the forest. From there,
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