1st Edition

Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling Applications Across Diverse Populations

    424 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    424 Pages
    by Routledge

    Religious and Spiritual Issues in Counseling is a comprehensive resource for counselors, psychotherapists and psychologists seeking to understand and incorporate the spiritual dimension of a client's person, and to use this understanding in developing successful intervention strategies with clients. Including case studies and exercises for self-exploration, this book covers specific groups, such as the elderly, the homeless as well as multicultural populations. Human development concerns are integrated into the book and address the changing role that spirituality plays throughout the lifespan.

    A Tribute to the Life of Mary Thomas Burke. Acknowledgments. Foreword. Preface. Section 1. Introduction. Children and Adolescence. Men and Spiritual Development. The Elderly Population. Women. Gay and Lesbian Population. Persons with Disabilities. Spirituality and Grief. Section II. African Americans. Asian Americans. Latino Population. Native Americans. Judaic Population. Christianity. Islam and Other Eastern Traditions. Appendix A: ACA Code of Ethics; ACA Standards of Practice; References. Appendix B: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Appendix C: APA Ethical Principles. Appendix D: AAMFT Code of Ethics. Index.

    Biography

    Mary Thomas Burke, Ph.D., was Professor and Coordinator of Counselor Education at UNC Charlotte and member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling. She had served as president of the North Carolina Counseling Association, and had been on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling and Values. Dr. Burke passed away last year.Jane C. Chauvin, Ph.D., is Professor of Education at Loyola University and has served as president of the American Association of State Counseling Boards, the National Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religions Values in Counseling, Chi Sigma Iota's Alpha Zeta Chapter and the Louisiana Counseling Association.Judith G. Miranti, Ed.D. , is Dean of Humanities, Education and Counseling and Professor of Counselor Education at Our Lady of the Cross College in Louisiana.