A systematic review of relations between psychotherapist religiousness/spirituality and therapy-related variables.

Cummings, Jeremy P.; Ivan, Mihaela; Carson, Cody S.; Stanley, Melinda A.; Pargäment, Kenneth I.

doi:10.1037/scp0000014

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“…Therapists can work with family members to identify the belief about their faith that are in conflict and identify ways in which those beliefs can co-exist again. The integration of faith constructs into therapy-even when not shared by the therapist-is significantly linked to good outcomes (Cummings et al, 2014).…”

Section: Interventions For Crisis Of Faithmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualizing Suicide Bereavement From an Attachment Lens

Hunt

Hertlein

2015

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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Suicide is a devastating event for individuals, families, and societies. With a conservative estimate of 1 million deaths worldwide per year as the result of suicide, it affects every fabric of society. In addition to managing the trauma of the death, it is family structure and processes that are altered in significant ways, specifically with regard to communication around the pain of the event. This article will address intervention and conceptualization through an attachment-based therapeutic process while attending to the three key areas that correspond with suicide bereavement: shame/guilt/blame, crisis of faith, and managing internalized messages.

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Section: Interventions For Crisis Of Faithmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualizing Suicide Bereavement From an Attachment Lens

Hunt

Hertlein

2015

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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“…For example, to assess discriminant validity for the Spiritually Derived Intervention Checklist, Canda and Furman (2010) compared Christians' and Atheists/Agnostics' responses. Similarly, as outlined in Cummings et al (2014) review, having an RS affiliation has been positively related to RS intervention use (Shafranske and Maloney 1990), more self-disclosure of RS beliefs (Payman 2000), and therapists' view of appropriateness of discussing RS (Beatty et al 2007). …”

Section: Other Elements Of Rs and The Integration Of Clients' Rsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, in social work, Sheridan (2009) literature review found four out of five studies had personal RS (measured as either religious affiliation, participation in communal RS services, or personal RS practices) as a significant predictor of higher RS intervention use. More recently, Cummings et al (2014) conducted a systematic review regarding the relationship between practitioners' RS and therapy attitudes and behaviors, and found seven of eight identified articles indicated a positive, significant relationship between the two. Further, five out of six studies found a positive association between therapists' RS and self-rated competence with integrating clients' RS, and eight out of 10 studies found therapists' RS predicted the use of RS interventions in treatment.…”

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“…Further, five out of six studies found a positive association between therapists' RS and self-rated competence with integrating clients' RS, and eight out of 10 studies found therapists' RS predicted the use of RS interventions in treatment. Finally, the authors included studies that described the relationships between therapists' RS and the therapeutic relationship, as well as the effects of therapists' RS on treatment outcomes (Cummings et al 2014).…”

Section: Other Elements Of Rs and The Integration Of Clients' Rsmentioning

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Namaste Theory: A Quantitative Grounded Theory on Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Treatment

Oxhandler

2017

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A growing body of research is beginning to identify characteristics that influence or are related to helping professionals' integration of clients' religion and spirituality (RS) in mental health treatment. This article presents Namaste Theory, a new theory for understanding the role of mental health practitioners' RS in clinical practice. Using Glaser's (2008) formal quantitative grounded theory approach, this article describes an emerging theme in the author's line of work-particularly that practitioners' intrinsic religiosity is significantly related to their consideration of clients' RS-and explores the findings of related, interdisciplinary studies. The Hindu term, Namaste, meaning, "the sacred in me recognizes the sacred in you", provided a framework to explain the emerging theme. Specifically, Namaste Theory introduces the concept that as helping professionals infuse their own RS beliefs/practices into their daily lives, deepening their intrinsic religiosity and awareness of what they deem sacred, they tend to consider and integrate clients' RS beliefs/practices, and what clients consider sacred as well. In order words, as the helping professional recognizes the sacred within him or herself, s/he appears to be more open to recognizing the sacred within his/her client. Future directions for research, as well as practice and education implications, are discussed.

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“…Interestingly, one of the largest predictors of practitioners' views and behaviors related to integrating clients' RS is their own intrinsic religiosity, regardless of their faith tradition (Oxhandler et al 2015;Cummings et al 2014). Further, spiritual or religious counselors tend to integrate more RS therapeutic behaviors with clients, affirm and communicate respect for clients' RS beliefs, solicit client feedback concerning the therapy they are receiving, and advocate for the self-determination and autonomy of religious clients (Frazier and Hansen 2009).…”

Section: Religion/spirituality In Health and Mental Health Treatmentmentioning

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The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices among Practitioners across Five Helping Professions

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Abstract:Helping professionals' religious and spiritual beliefs and practices have been reported as important components in the consideration of clients' religion/spirituality (RS) in mental and behavioral health treatment. However, no study to date has simultaneously examined and compared five helping professions' RS beliefs and practices, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and marriage and family therapists. The current study is a secondary analysis of 536 licensed helping professionals in Texas to answer the following questions: (1) What levels of intrinsic religiosity and frequency of religious activities exist across these five professions, and how do they compare?; (2) To what extent do these five professions consider themselves religious or spiritual, and how do they compare?; and (3) What are the religious beliefs and practices across these five professions, and how do they compare? Results indicated significant differences across the five professions with regards to their religious affiliation, frequently used RS practices and activities, degree to which each profession self-identifies as spiritual, as well as intrinsic religiosity. A general comparison between helping professionals' responses with the general population's RS is also discussed. Implications based on these findings, as well as recommendations for future studies are included, particularly given the recent movement toward transdisciplinary clinical practice.

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A systematic review of relations between psychotherapist religiousness/spirituality and therapy-related variables.

Cited by 37 publications

References 42 publications

Conceptualizing Suicide Bereavement From an Attachment Lens

Conceptualizing Suicide Bereavement From an Attachment Lens

Namaste Theory: A Quantitative Grounded Theory on Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Treatment

The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices among Practitioners across Five Helping Professions

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