Clinical Behaviors for Addressing Religious/Spiritual Issues: Do We Practice What We Preach?

To determine if counselors integrate clinical behaviors for addressing religious/spiritual issues in counseling consistent with their ratings of the importance of such behaviors, the authors conducted a national survey of American Counseling Association (ACA) members. Seventy‐eight ACA members rated...

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Published in:Counseling and values 2013-04, Vol.58 (1), p.45-58
Main Authors: Cashwell, Craig S, Scott Young, J, Fulton, Cheryl L, Willis, Ben T, Giordano, Amanda, Daniel, Laura Wyatt, Crockett, Jamie, Nicole Tate, B, Welch, Metoka L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Counseling
Counseling Techniques
Counselor Attitudes
Counselor client relationships
Ethics
Group Membership
National Surveys
Professional Associations
Religion
Religious Factors
Spiritual Development
Spirituality
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Summary:To determine if counselors integrate clinical behaviors for addressing religious/spiritual issues in counseling consistent with their ratings of the importance of such behaviors, the authors conducted a national survey of American Counseling Association (ACA) members. Seventy‐eight ACA members rated the importance of and frequency with which they engaged in a set of 30 clinical behaviors that were identified in the existing literature as addressing religious/spiritual issues within counseling. Results indicated possible disparities between importance and frequency ratings. Potential barriers to counselors' utilization of religious and spiritually directed clinical behaviors were identified.
ISSN:0160-7960
2161-007X
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-007X.2013.00024.x