Theistic Practice and Community Intervention

This article asserts that psychotherapists and counselors are most effective in their work with clients when their practice approach aligns with their worldviews. assessment and intervention strategies for theistic counselors and psychotherapists are proposed. an example of a theistic community inte...

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1. VerfasserIn: O’Grady, Kari A. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2012
In: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Jahr: 2012, Band: 23, Seiten: 121-133
weitere Schlagwörter:B Social sciences
B Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften
B Religion & Gesellschaft
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Zusammenfassung:This article asserts that psychotherapists and counselors are most effective in their work with clients when their practice approach aligns with their worldviews. assessment and intervention strategies for theistic counselors and psychotherapists are proposed. an example of a theistic community intervention conducted following the 2010 earthquake in haiti is presented. research conducted in tandem with this intervention found that survivors tended to grow spiritually and psychologically following the earthquake when they experienced the following: (a) perceived daily experiences with God or a higher force, (b) a belief that God or a higher force is aware of them, (c) a sense of community and purpose within the community, and (d) the view that God has and will intervene on their behalf.
Enthält:Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004229549_009