Religiousness and help seeking: Individual, congregational, and clergy factors

Lefevor, G. Tyler; Paiz, Jacqueline Y.; Milburn, Hannah E.; Sheffield, Paige E.; Guerrero, Nathalie A. Tamez

doi:10.1080/09515070.2021.1874297

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“…We offer a number of recommendations based on the modal experiences of sexual minorities from various racial/ethnic backgrounds but remind clinicians that the most important practice in working with sexual minorities of color may be understanding the specific ways in which a client's cultural background relates to their experience of sexual identity confusion and/or conflict. For many Black sexual minorities, religious worship and affiliation has offered a space for both spiritual coping and mobilization opportunities against racism but this same space has often perpetuated homonegativity (Lefevor, Paiz et al, 2021). At the same time, many Black sexual minorities have found LGBTQ communities to be unfriendly.…”

Section: Considerations Related To Race/ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

First do no harm: Principles of care for clients with sexual identity confusion and/or conflict.

Lefevor¹,

Goldblum²,

Dowling³

et al. 2022

Psychotherapy

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Individuals who experience sexual identity confusion and/or conflict face unique stressors and life circumstances for which they may seek psychotherapy; however, little specific guidance exists for therapists working with clients who experience sexual identity confusion and/or conflict. To meet this need, we present a framework for therapists whose clients experience distress related to sexual identity confusion and/ or conflict. We first define and describe sexual identity confusion and conflict, situating both in developmental theories of sexual identity. We then review clinical approaches that have been used historically to inform treatment with clients experiencing sexual identity confusion and/or conflict. Next, we discuss guiding ethical and clinical principles to inform such a clinical approach. Then, we provide assessment and treatment recommendations. We conclude by discussing considerations for working with clients who are diverse in gender identity, race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and religious affiliation. Clinical Impact StatementQuestion: This article explores how to provide ethical and effective therapy for individuals who experience sexual identity confusion/conflict. Findings: We provide definitions of key terms, a review of theory, and clinical approaches, guiding ethical and clinical principles, assessment and treatment recommendations, and special considerations for clinicians to use in their applied practice. Meaning: We encourage therapists to be mindful of their biases around sexual identity confusion/conflict, to focus on helping clients explore at the client's pace and from their perspective, and to ensure that therapists' efforts do no harm. Next Steps: Future research should seek to investigate the generalizability of the principles discussed and to understand how these principles apply for gender identity confusion/conflict.

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confidence: 99%

First do no harm: Principles of care for clients with sexual identity confusion and/or conflict.

Lefevor¹,

Goldblum²,

Dowling³

et al. 2022

Psychotherapy

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“…In addition, important factors for help-seeking are social pressure and beliefs. Findings of the research conducted by Lefevor et al (2021) [43] showed that the behaviour of clergy (the extent to which they talk about help) had determined the sense of control over the ability to seek help and a more positive attitude towards the search for assistance. Social comparison theory is another approach that can be used to explain the mechanism of seeking help or support in different contexts (e.g., [44][45][46].…”

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Religious and Non-Religious Workplace Mobbing Victims: When Do People Turn to Religious Organisations?

Vveinhardt

Deikus

2022

IJERPH

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Researchers’ interest in the impact of religious–spiritual assistance on victims of violence has increased in recent decades; however, factors that are relevant to workplace mobbing victims who seek such assistance remain poorly investigated. The purpose of this study is to highlight the factors that make spiritual assistance of religious organizations acceptable to religious and non-religious workplace mobbing victims. The study involved 463 adults working in Lithuanian organizations, of whom 79.5 per cent indicated that they were religious. ANOVA and Chi-square tests revealed that the significant factors were similarity of personal and religious values, the relation with the person providing assistance, and the circumstances characterising assistance. This study promotes further scientific discussion on the involvement of religious organizations in helping victims of workplace mobbing and explains why religious and non-religious individuals seeking assistance turn to religious organizations. The article presents only a part of the research results of the implemented project.

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“…Many caregiving ecosystems, such as hospitals, provide access to spiritual care providers. These chaplains can offer advice to patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals on how to approach issues of life, death, quality of life, emotional well-being, interactions with vulnerable fellow-others and other issues of compassionate care [40]. When considering the introduction of AI-enabled robots in the caregiving ecosystem, it is important to understand the norms that inform how chaplains provide care; however, rather than being authoritative, this exercise will allow roboticists to acknowledge the landscape that robots might enter.…”

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“…Health outcomes have been shown to be interlinked with many factors outside of the purely physical realm, such as having social support [33,57], feeling hopeful [28,47], and finding meaning in life [7,6]. In response to this multidimensional set of needs, many healthcare ecosystems provide access in addition to doctors and nurses to occupational therapists, social workers and even chaplains who, through their services, extend the dimensionality of compassionate care [40]. Understanding where robots fit in this ecosystem and how they best can help complement humans in meeting not only the physical but also the social, cultural, and deeply personal dimensions of care is paramount to ensure that robots will not be disruptive and that their presence will not lead to a neglectful approach to deeper aspects of care.…”

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Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals

Soljacic¹,

Chita-Tegmark²,

Law³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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As AI-enabled robots enter the realm of healthcare and caregiving, it is important to consider how they will address the dimensions of care and how they will interact not just with the direct receivers of assistance, but also with those who provide it (e.g., caregivers, healthcare providers etc.). Caregiving in its best form addresses challenges in a multitude of dimensions of a person's life: from physical, to socialemotional and sometimes even existential dimensions (such as issues surrounding life and death). In this study we use semi-structured qualitative interviews administered to healthcare professions with multidisciplinary backgrounds (physicians, public health professionals, social workers, and chaplains) to understand their expectations regarding the possible roles robots may play in the healthcare ecosystem in the future. We found

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Religiousness and help seeking: Individual, congregational, and clergy factors

Cited by 12 publications

References 50 publications

First do no harm: Principles of care for clients with sexual identity confusion and/or conflict.

First do no harm: Principles of care for clients with sexual identity confusion and/or conflict.

Religious and Non-Religious Workplace Mobbing Victims: When Do People Turn to Religious Organisations?

Robots in healthcare as envisioned by care professionals

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