Examining religion and spirituality as diversity training: A multidimensional look at training in the American Psychological Association.

Vogel, Michael J.

doi:10.1037/a0032472

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“…About 90% of internship training directors reported that spirituality/religion were addressed in clinical supervision, the majority of the time in direct relationship to spiritual content brought up by clients in session. This mode of addressing spirituality was confirmed by another study in which psychology trainees and trainers both reported that trainees most often learn about religion/spirituality through direct clinical experiences with clients and in supervision (Vogel et al, 2013). The second most common mode of learning about spirituality was through peer interactions.…”

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“…These findings have definite implications for the preparation of therapists to respond to concerns of clients and incorporate spirituality in their treatment. Training in religiously affiliated doctoral programs likely provide increased exposure to religious and spiritual concerns through coursework and didactics, while Vogel et al (2013) found that the majority of current training occurs through supervision and peer informants.…”

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Spiritual/Religious Issues in Therapy at a Community Mental Health Clinic

McConnell¹

2014

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The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the growing area of spirituality and religion in counseling. The American public values religion; and the American Psychological Association (APA) acknowledges religion/spirituality as a vital area of diversity. With APA calling for specialized training in religious diversity, it is important to consider what religious/spiritual issues arise in a community counseling setting. This study was designed to determine whether clients or therapists raise religious issues, and whether clients who self-identify as religiously affiliated spend more time discussing religious/spiritual topics in session. In addition, researchers hoped to learn about what religious content was brought into therapy, and when in the course of short-term therapy spiritual issues arise. Data were gathered from archived session tapes from a community mental health clinic, located at a university that is know in the community to have a strong religious identity. The participants (N = 15) had a mean age of 48.9 years, 60% of them were female and 93.3% self-identified as White; half of them requested faith integrated into their therapy (N = 8). Two session tapes per client were reviewed to look for religious content. Additional demographic data, Session Rating Scales, Outcome Rating Scales and a post-hocRunning head: SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN THERAPY iv client attitudes questionnaire were collected to provide additional information. The results showed that 80% of clients self reported a religious affiliation and 80% of clients discussed some religious/spiritual content in at least one observed session. These conversations were more frequent in early sessions and were typically initiated by the client. While there was not a statistically significant difference in the amount of time spent discussing spiritual content based on whether clients requested spiritual integration, there was a significant correlation between these factors and a large effect size. The most common content to arise included that surrounding church/faith community, religious texts, and rituals such as prayer. These findings suggest that spiritual issues are commonly brought up by clients and provide some insight into these concerns.

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Section: Training In Religious/spiritual Therapymentioning

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Section: Training Implications Of Spiritual Contentmentioning

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Spiritual/Religious Issues in Therapy at a Community Mental Health Clinic

McConnell¹

2014

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“…The Vogel et al (2013) study involves student, faculty, training director, intern, and internship director perspectives on diversity training, but only student perspectives are reported here. The GDCP study involves student perspectives, using the same scale used in the Vogel et al study.…”

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“…Approximately 35% of the dissertation projects produced by our students in the past decade have emphasized themes of human diversity, with 14% focused on issues of religion and spirituality (e.g.. Snow, McMinn, Bufford, & Brendlinger, 2011;Vasiliauskas & McMinn, 2013;Vogel et al, 2013).…”

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Religious and spiritual diversity training in professional psychology: A case study.

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Training and Education in Professional Psychology

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Despite the American Psychological Association's long-standing commitment to training in diversity, legitimate concerns can be raised about the adequacy of spiritual/religious diversity training in professional psychology programs. An example is provided of a doctoral program that intentionally trains students in religious and spiritual diversity from a pluralistic and diverse perspective. Coursework, clinical competencies, clinical training, research, ethical training, and outcome assessment are explored from both faculty and student perspectives. Implications are discussed, including religious and spiritual diversity training in graduate programs and continuing education, research questions regarding how students are trained in this area, clinical practice suggestions to help professional psychologists consider religious and spiritual issues with patients and clients, and policy recommendations.

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“…How well are current professionals being educated to engage clients who want an experience that can integrate R‐S expression with counseling practice? Even when counseling and psychology accreditation standards promote the need for such understanding, it appears that most programs still do not spend much time training counselors to engage this aspect of cultural diversity (Hage et al, ; Vogel, McMinn, Peterson, & Gathercoal, ).…”

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Mindfulness and Contemplation: Secular and Religious Traditions in Western Context

Stratton

2015

Counseling and Values

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This article considers the growth of mindfulness as a secular practice embedded in a culture that is pluralistic but still primed by Western religion and spirituality. Eastern and Western meditational practices are compared and contrasted for greater understanding of the strengths of each. Western contemplative practices are described as an attentional training process with common factors related to mindfulness. Even as Eastern and Western meditational forms are distinguished, the shared concerns of those who value a religious-spiritual perspective in counseling are raised. Ethical implications are discussed related to informed consent, competence, and multicultural awareness.

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Examining religion and spirituality as diversity training: A multidimensional look at training in the American Psychological Association.

Cited by 59 publications

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Spiritual/Religious Issues in Therapy at a Community Mental Health Clinic

Spiritual/Religious Issues in Therapy at a Community Mental Health Clinic

Religious and spiritual diversity training in professional psychology: A case study.

Mindfulness and Contemplation: Secular and Religious Traditions in Western Context

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