Evolution of the relationship between counseling and spirituality since 1840 is examined in terms of the number of publications that have appeared over time that include these terms. The author retrieved the data using the American Psychological Association's PsyclNFO database. A similar search was done adding the term training. The rise of behaviorism and cognitive psychology is discussed as possible explanations for the absence of a discussion of spirituality in the early psychological literature. A. H. Maslow's (1969~1, 1969b; Association for Transpersonal Psychology, n.d.) work; the evolution of the Association for Spiritual. Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling; and multiculturalism are suggested as possible influences on the growth in the number of publications on spiritual and counseling issues over the last 30 years.t the beginning of the 21st century, spirituality and counseling seem to ate students in counseling are trained to be sensitive to spiritual issues. This, however, has not always been the case. This article is an exploration of the history of the relationship between spirituality and counseling. One way of looking historically at what is important in counseling and psychology is to see what types of articles and books were accepted for publication. In order for counselors and counselor educators to be better informed about these issues, I searched the American Psychological Association's (APA) database of abstracts (PsycINFO), which has information dating from 1840. I reviewed the articles, books, chapters, and dissertations containing the terms spirituality and counseling that the APA database reported as having been published.
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