Spiritual and Religious Competencies: A National Survey of CACREP‐Accredited Programs

Young, Jean; Cashwell, Craig S.; Wiggins-Frame, Marsha; Belaire, Christine

doi:10.1002/j.2161-007x.2002.tb00221.x

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“…In fact only 21% felt that these issues had been addressed in their training program. When this data is compared with the study done by Young et al (2002), which found that 69% of CACREP accredited programs said that they addressed spiritual and religious issues in training, an interesting inconsistency emerges. It may be that many programs address religion and spirituality in an elective or as part of a course on multiculturalism.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Recognition of the potentially powerful nature of a client's religious or spiritual beliefs and how when incorporated into counseling may readily facilitate change is a potent line of research (Young et al, 2002). In fact, Kelly (1995) in his book titled Spirituality and Religion in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Diversity in Theory and Practice summarized a Gallup poll, which suggests that when faced with a serious problem, the majority of people would prefer to see a counselor who holds spiritual values or beliefs.…”

Section: Counseling Literature On Spirituality Religion and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spiritual and Religious Considerations of Michigan Counseling Association Members

Langeland

Anderson²,

Bischof³

et al. 2010

Mich. Jour. Couns.

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Section: Counseling Literature On Spirituality Religion and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spiritual and Religious Considerations of Michigan Counseling Association Members

Langeland

Anderson²,

Bischof³

et al. 2010

Mich. Jour. Couns.

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“…55 We don't need to reinvest the wheel where quality efforts have already been made in other areas of research and clinical focus. If we follow this template and caution, Professor Bergin's 1980 call for integrating and reflecting on religious and spiritual values as appropriate and professional aspects of psychotherapy will be realized.…”

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confidence: 99%

Beyond Mindfulness

Plante¹

2016

Open Theology

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Since the publication of Bergin's classic 1980 paper "Psychotherapy and Religious Values" in the Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, an enormous amount of quality research has been conducted on the integration of religious and spiritual values and perspectives into the psychotherapy endeavor. Numerous empirical studies, chapters, books, blogs, and specialty organizations have emerged in the past 35 years that have helped researchers and clinicians alike come to appreciate the value of religion and spirituality in the psychotherapeutic process. While so much has been accomplished in this area of integration, so much more needs to occur in order for the psychotherapeutic world to benefit from the wisdom of the great religious and spiritual traditions and values. While state-of-the-art quality research has and continues to demonstrate how religious and spiritual practices and values can be used effectively to enhance the benefits of behavioral and psychological interventions, too often the field either gets overly focused on particular and perhaps trendy areas of interest (e.g., mindfulness) or fails to appreciate and incorporate the research evidence supporting (or not supporting) the use of certain religiously or spiritually informed assessments and interventions. The purpose of this article is to reflect on where the field integrating religion, spirituality and psychotherapy has evolved through the present and where it still needs to go in the future. In doing so I hope to reflect on the call for integration that Bergin highlights in his classic 1980 paper. Keywords: Spirituality, religion, psychotherapy, integrationThe 1980 publication of Bergin's important and groundbreaking "Psychotherapy and Religious Values" in the Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology1 helped to start a growing trend and opportunity to more fully examine how religious and spiritual values have been incorporated into psychotherapy. Much progress has been made in the thirty-five years since this remarkable article. A great deal of research has well demonstrated that religious and spiritual practices and values can effectively enhance the benefits of psychotherapeutic interventions. Yet the field has become overly focused on certain areas of interest (e.g., mindfulness) without adequate attention to research of other religiously and spiritually informed interventions. Foundations: Examining Context and DirectionsPsychology has had an ambivalent relationship with religion and spirituality for decades. And perhaps American psychology has been especially ambivalent over the years and has often been antagonistic. For example, although most Americans report that they believe in God and are engaged in a religious tradition 1 Bergin, "Psychotherapy", 95.

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“…For instance, Young et al [58] found that only 23 of 94 counseling programs accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) offer only one specific course on spirituality and religion in counseling. Furthermore, content analysis of syllabi for spirituality courses showed inclusion of religion/spirituality in the curriculum was addressed in limited detail [59].…”

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Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs?

Mengesha

Ward

2012

Religions

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A growing body of research focusing on African Americans' mental health is showing that this group relies heavily on their religious/spiritual beliefs and practices to cope with mental health issues including depression. Unfortunately, the psychotherapy literature provides little guidance on how to incorporate religion/spirituality into psychotherapy with African American women. With the growing cultural diversity of the U.S. population, there has been more emphasis on providing patient-centered culturally sensitive care, which involves providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and values. This paper provides a synthesis of literature that psychotherapists could use to become more culturally sensitive and patientcentered in their clinical practices; that is, to recognize and integrate religion/spirituality into their work with African American women experiencing depression, and possibly other groups with similar needs.

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Spiritual and Religious Competencies: A National Survey of CACREP‐Accredited Programs

Cited by 92 publications

References 18 publications

Spiritual and Religious Considerations of Michigan Counseling Association Members

Spiritual and Religious Considerations of Michigan Counseling Association Members

Beyond Mindfulness

Psychotherapy with African American Women with Depression: Is it okay to Talk about Their Religious/Spiritual Beliefs?

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