Mental health values of professional therapists: A national interdisciplinary survey.

Jensen, Jay P.; Bergin, Allen E.

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“…According to empirical studies published in English (speaking countries), therapists do not incorporate patients" religious/spiritual backgrounds into therapeutic processes [28]. This seems to be valid for German speaking countries as well [29].…”

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“Religion in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?” A Pilot Study: The Meaning of Religiosity/Spirituality from Staff’s Perspective in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

2011

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This study examined: (1) the spirituality of staff; (2) its relationship with staff"s attitudes towards religiosity/spirituality of patients; and (3) with staff"s integration of religious and spiritual contents in the patient"s therapy. Method: An anonymous survey distributed to the staff in the department of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the Freiburg University Hospital. The main predictor variable was the spirituality of staff using DRI (Duke Religion Index). The main criterion variables were the relevance of religiosity/spirituality of patients and staff"s attitude towards religious/spiritual contents during their therapy using the questionnaire of Curlin et al. Results: The spirituality of staff was 6.91 on a scale of 12.0. There was no significant relationship between variables. Staff regarded the influence of religious/spiritual contents generally positive to patients. However, the staff did not use religious/spiritual elements in their therapy methods. Frequent reasons were insufficient time/occasion and insufficient knowledge. Conclusions: Religious/spiritual contents have not been integrated yet in therapy methods, although they are regarded as important for patients. Further studies and discussion about religious/spiritual matters are essential for their integration into psychiatric therapies in order to overcome these inconsistencies. OPEN ACCESSReligions 2011, 2 526

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“Religion in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?” A Pilot Study: The Meaning of Religiosity/Spirituality from Staff’s Perspective in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

2011

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“…Indeed, research suggests that many mental health professionals hold spiritual and religious values ( Bergin, 1991; Bergin & Jensen, 1990;Jensen & Bergin, 1988 …”

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College Counselor Attitudes Toward Spiritual and Religious Issues and Practices in Counseling

Weinstein

Parker

Archer

2002

J of College Counseling

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In this study, 86 mental health professionals employed in university counseling centers in the United States were surveyed on their attitudes toward discussing religious and spiritual topics and toward using religious and spiritual practices in counseling.These participants viewed the use and discussion of spiritual topicdpractices more favorably than the use and discussion of religious topics/practices. Differences in attitudes toward specific topics and practices are reported, as are implications for practice.pirituality and religion seem to be gaining importance in the view of mental health practitioners. Several authors (Richards & Bergin, 1997, S 2000Steere, 1997; Wolf & Stevens, 2001) have described religious and spiritual issues as generally relevant to psychotherapy. Grimm (1994) has contended that acknowledging spiritual and religious values and incorporating those values into clinical practice contribute to positive therapeutic outcomes. Bergin (1988Bergin ( , 1991 and Anderson and Worthen (1997) have suggested that an orientation toward religious and spiritual values provides a moral frame of reference for therapy. Counselors should expect that spirituality and religion play a part in how at least some of their clients think and feel about certain issues and problems (Kelly, 1998a). The traditional feeling that there is alienation between religion and psychology seems to be decreasing. Richards and Bergin (1997) have suggested that "the zeitgeist is now ripe for the integration of a spiritual strategy into mainstream psychotherapy theory and practice" (p. 48). Some therapists, however, are reluctant as well as untrained in appreciating a client's religious or spiritual experiences and incorporating them in treatment. Ethical concerns about improperly influencing clients' values, a strong opinion about the privacy of religious values, concerns about discussing religion in a publicly funded counseling milieu, lack of knowledge about handling spiritual or religious aspects of clients' issues, and the uncertainty of the relevance of clients' spiritual ideas to their developmental and mental health issues may also cause counselors to avoid the inclusion of the spiritual and religious beliefs of clients as a part of counseling (Kelly, 1998a).However, some argue that spirituality and religion influence the lives of professionals, as well as clients, to such a degree that these influences must be included as part of the therapeutic process. Indeed, research suggests that many mental health professionals hold spiritual and religious values ( Bergin, 1991; Bergin & Jensen, 1990;Jensen & Bergin, 1988

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“…Other authors suggest that only certain values may have an impact on well-being. Jensen and Bergin (1988) and Strupp (1980) identified 'healthy' values (self-direction, benevolence, universalism, but also achievement and stimulation) and 'unhealthy' ones (conformity, tradition, security, power) (see Sagiv and Schwartz, 2000). They argue that…”

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Two theories on the test bench: Internal and external validity of the theories of Ronald Inglehart and Shalom Schwartz

Datler

Jagodzinski

Schmidt

2013

Social Science Research

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In the last decades value research has produced a vast number of theoretical concepts. However, it is unclear how the different value theories relate to each other. This study makes a first step toward a systematic comparison of value theories. It focuses on the individual level of the two approaches that are, at present, probably the most prominent in international research -the theory of basic human values of Shalom Schwartz and the postmodernization theory of Ronald Inglehart. Using data from the World Value Survey and the European Social Survey for West Germany we assess both the internal and the external validity of the two accounts. The results indicate that both value theories have different strengths and weaknesses. Whereas the Inglehart account has lower internal and weaker construct validity, the Schwartz account is somewhat less consistent in its predications. Nevertheless, both value conceptions are able to explain a substantial share of variation in specific attitudes and behavior. AbstractIn the last decades value research has produced a vast number of theoretical concepts.However, it is unclear how the different value theories relate to each other. This study makes a first step toward a systematic comparison of value theories. It focuses on the individual level of the two approaches that are, at present, probably the most prominent in international research -the theory of basic human values of Shalom Schwartz and the postmodernization theory of Ronald Inglehart. Using data from the World Value Survey and the European Social Survey for West Germany we assess both the internal and the external validity of the two accounts. The results indicate that both value theories have different strengths and weaknesses. Whereas the Inglehart account has lower internal and weaker construct validity, the Schwartz account is somewhat less consistent in its predications. Nevertheless, both value conceptions are able to explain a substantial share of variation in specific attitudes and behavior.

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Mental health values of professional therapists: A national interdisciplinary survey.

Cited by 131 publications

References 38 publications

“Religion in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?” A Pilot Study: The Meaning of Religiosity/Spirituality from Staff’s Perspective in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

“Religion in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?” A Pilot Study: The Meaning of Religiosity/Spirituality from Staff’s Perspective in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

College Counselor Attitudes Toward Spiritual and Religious Issues and Practices in Counseling

Two theories on the test bench: Internal and external validity of the theories of Ronald Inglehart and Shalom Schwartz

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