The purpose of our study was to understand, document, and report conservative Christian parents' perceptions of the effectiveness of an intensive 5-week filial therapy program, ChildϪParent Relationship Therapy (CPRT). A transcendental phenomenological approach (C. Moustakas, 1994, Phenomenological Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage) was used to gather, analyze, and report the findings from this study. A 14-question, semistructured interview was used with 10 parent participants to ascertain the parents' perceptions of the CPRT model. Overall, the parents thought the CPRT model was effective and had a positive change on the parent-child relationship and behavior problems the child was experiencing. Several techniques and interventions were described by the parents as the most helpful and beneficial. The results of our study suggest that CPRT may be effective for conservative Christian parents when certain modifications are made. The themes that emerged may be used to provide alternative methods to assist clients who hold conservative Christian beliefs.

Students' perceptions of their training to incorporate religious and spiritual issues into counseling sessions have received little attention in the counselor education literature. This descriptive phenomenological qualitative study provided counseling students with the opportunity to share their perceptions of their preparation to incorporate religious and spiritual issues into counseling.

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