Determinants of the need for homophily in referral criteria: The case of clergy referrals to mental health professionals in Singapore

Mathews, Mathew

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“…Low referral rates by clergy were also predicted by poor past interactions between clergy (or their parishioners) and mental health professionals (e.g., clergy referring a client and never hearing back from the counselor, or getting reports back from referred clients who suggested that the counselor was perceived to be religiously insensitive or unknowledgeable). In addition, referring clergy members tended to look for counselors they knew personally and for those who had traits (e.g., theological beliefs, faith commitments) that the clergy thought would not undermine the faith of the clients (see Mathews, 2010).…”

Section: Systemic Perspective Of R/s Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religion and spirituality in counseling.

Hook¹,

Worthington²,

Davis³

2012

APA Handbook of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 2: Practice, Interventions, and Applications.

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The purpose of this chapter is to help counseling psychologists increase their awareness, knowledge, and skills in working with religious and spiritual (R/S) clients. Counseling psychology-with its historic focus on cultural competence and promoting strengths in individual clients and communitiesoffers a unique fit with R/S beliefs, values, and communities. Many clients come to counseling with R/S beliefs and values, and they expect that counseling will involve respect of, if not accommodation to, their R/S beliefs and values. Some estimates suggest that more than half of all clients consider themselves religious (Gallup, 1995), and about 16% consider themselves highly religious (Gallup, 1995). Other clients may consider themselves to be spiritual but not religious. Because of the large number of clients who are R/S, it is important for counselors to build competency in this multicultural area. This includes (a) awareness of their own beliefs about R/S issues and clients; (b) knowledge about R/S clients, issues, and treatments; and (c) skills for working with R/S clients and issues. It is important to build knowledge and skills for addressing R/S issues in systemic settings, including respecting and involving religious professional counselors, clergy, health care professionals, chaplains, and others who work with R/S clients.In this chapter, we first define basic terms, including religion, spirituality, and R/S accommodation. Second, we discuss the importance of developing an awareness of one's own beliefs about R/S issues and clients. Third, we describe the integration of R/S into counseling and briefly review the extant research. Fourth, we give guidelines for integrating R/S into counseling. Fifth, we give guidelines for working with R/S leaders in a systemic perspective. Finally, we consider issues for training, supervision, and continuing education for counselors. DEFINITIONSReligion can be defined as adherence to a belief system and practices associated with a tradition and community in which there is general agreement about what is believed and practiced regarding the sacred (Hill et al., 2000). Spirituality, in contrast, can be defined as a more general feeling of closeness and connectedness to the sacred. What one views as sacred is often a socially influenced perception of either (a) a divine being or object or (b) a sense of ultimate reality or truth (Hill et al., 2000). Many people experience their spirituality in the context of religion (i.e., religious spirituality), but not all do. Religious spirituality involves a sense of closeness and connection to the sacred, as described by a specific religion (e.g., Christianity, Islam, Buddhism). This type of spirituality fosters a sense of closeness to a particular god, higher power, or religious system. Three other types of spirituality have been hypothesized on the basis of different types of scared objects (Davis, Hook, & Worthington, 2008;Worthington & Aten, 2009). First, humanistic spirituality involves a sense of closeness and connection to humankind....

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Section: Systemic Perspective Of R/s Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%