Handbook of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapies

Spirituality is essential for understanding client problems and solutions in psychotherapy, and this volume provides research, clinical guidance, and case studies to help practitioners integrate spiritual perspectives and interventions into their practices. It covers a wide range of approaches and settings and is essential for practitioners who want to bring attention, sensitivity, and evidence-based knowledge about the spiritual dimension into their practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 473 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Spirituality, our profound connection with the sacred, is intricately woven into our beliefs, practices, emotions, values, and relationships. It holds immense significance in comprehending the challenges faced by clients and the solutions they seek in psychotherapy. This comprehensive volume gathers renowned scholars who elucidate how therapists can ethically and skillfully integrate spiritual perspectives and interventions into their practices, thereby enhancing their ability to effectively treat clients from diverse religious, spiritual, racial, and cultural backgrounds. The chapters encompass a wide range of approaches and settings, including community mental health centers, private practice offices, hospitals and medical clinics, universities, and prisons. Given the profound impact that spirituality has on the lives of many individuals, this book serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, offering guidance and insights to enhance their awareness, sensitivity, and evidence-based knowledge of the spiritual dimension in psychotherapy.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433835926