Couple Therapy and Spirituality and Religion

Helmeke, Karen B.; Bischof, Gary H.

doi:10.1300/j398v06n01_14

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“…The concept of spirituality started occurring in family therapy after the 1990s. In order to be able to solve the problems present in family life, discovering the basic dimensions of spirituality was considered necessary, and discussions were made in line with this (Haug, 1998;Helmeke & Bischof, 2007). The spread of the concept of spirituality into family therapy is stated in the literature to have occurred in three waves.…”

Section: Satir Dönüşümsel Sistemik Terapi Ve Maneviyatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy and Spirituality

Okur¹

2020

Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

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This study addresses the topic of integrating spirituality into the Satir method, which was pioneered by Virginia Star and is included within experiential family therapies. The concept of spirituality, which had been included in individual therapies after the 1950s, also found room particularly after 1990 in family therapies together with the Satir method. The goal in the spirituality-based Satir method is to increase the client’s adaptability and communication skills by integrating spirituality in the psychological counseling process. In addition, this approach also aims to have families notice their emotions using spiritual techniques. Satir, who does not limit her approach to any single religious tradition, can be said to have adopted the concept of universal spirituality. While the concept of spirituality has newly been included in individual psychological counseling in Turkey, it still has no place in the dimensions of family therapy. Little research has been encountered on this topic in the literature as well, and because new studies are felt needed, this work is being carried out. This study is believed to provide an important contribution to the literature. This study makes mention primarily of the Satir method as a representative of experiential family therapy, the Satir method’s views on spirituality, how spirituality can be applied in this approach, and how necessary the therapeutic process is in the spirituality-based approach. Afterward, the role and responsibilities of the psychological counselor in the spirituality-integrated Satir method are explained, and the techniques included in Satir’s spirituality-based approach are mentioned. Lastly, a case study founded on Satir’s spirituality-based family therapy approach has been included, and the issue has been generally summarized.

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Section: Satir Dönüşümsel Sistemik Terapi Ve Maneviyatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy and Spirituality

Okur¹

2020

Spiritual Psychology and Counseling

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“…In the MFT field, spirituality and religion were integrated in the actual therapeutic practice in three waves, according to Helmeke and Bischoff (2007): a first wave occurred in 1990-1994, when advancement was made towards including these topics in practice, training, and research (e.g. Abbott et al 1990;Prest and Keller 1993;Stander et al 1994).…”

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confidence: 99%

“Broken Together”: Spirituality and Religion as Coping Strategies for Couples Dealing with the Death of a Child: A Literature Review with Clinical Implications

Ungureanu

Sandberg

2010

Contemp Fam Ther

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The death of a child is an event that can fall into the category of uncontrollable life events, testing the limits of the ability to control of bereaved parents. The literature reviewed showed that religious/spiritual coping is a unique way of coping and may be particularly important for couples who have lost a child. When assessing the couples' coping strategies, marital therapists would be wise to look for religious/spiritual mechanisms that can be employed in the therapeutic process. Furthermore, the reviewers propose Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (Johnson, 2004, The practice of emotionally focused couple therapy: Creating connection, Routledge, New York) as well suited for helping couples grieving the death of their child.

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“…Richards and Bergin 2005), religiosity and spirituality recently have enjoyed increased clinical and research attention (Anderson and Worthen 1997;Butler et al 1998Butler et al , 2002Fincham et al 2007;Frame 2003;Griffith 1986;Helmeke and Bischof 2007;Richards and Bergin 2005;Sperry and Shafranske 2005). Interestingly, recent study of spirituality has focused primarily on the processes involved in forgiveness (see Fincham et al 2006, for a review of literature on marital forgiveness).…”

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En-Gendering the Couple-Deity Relationship: Clinical Implications of Power and Process

2008

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Spiritual practices are increasingly accommodated by therapists working with religious couples. While research documents potential benefits, spiritual practices such as prayer may invoke an interpretive couple-God relationship distorted by pathogenic processes in one or both spouses. A survey administered to 78 religious couples examined the influence of power/gender as it relates to couples' harmful triangulation with Deity. Results suggest that harmful triangulation with Deity does occur to some degree in couple relationships, that there are significant differences by gender, and that spouses' tendencies to triangulate are correlated with one another. We discuss these results from a systemic-feminist perspective, and offer some clinical applications for working with religious couples.

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Couple Therapy and Spirituality and Religion

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy and Spirituality

Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy and Spirituality

“Broken Together”: Spirituality and Religion as Coping Strategies for Couples Dealing with the Death of a Child: A Literature Review with Clinical Implications

En-Gendering the Couple-Deity Relationship: Clinical Implications of Power and Process

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