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Description	xiii, 135 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Series	The Haworth Pastoral Press religion and mental health
	Haworth religion and mental health.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129) and index.
Contents	Definitions of spirituality and religion -- Why spirituality now? -- Definitions -- Overlap between spirituality and religion -- Transcendence -- Conclusion -- Assessment of spirituality -- A coping model of assessment -- Application of the model to clinical practice -- Positive and negative religious coping -- Assessing values : "where am I going?" -- The DSM-IV's diagnosis of religious or spiritual problem -- Religious issues and psychiatric disorders -- Conclusion -- Ethical issues in spirituality and mental health -- American Psychological Association ethical guidelines -- A client-centered ethical framework -- Specific ethical issues -- Conclusion -- Meditation -- Benefits of meditation -- Applications of mindfulness meditation to coping -- Mindfulness-based psychotherapy -- Conclusion -- Letting go of anger and practicing forgiveness -- Forgiveness as a religious principle -- Definitions and types of forgiveness -- Theoretical phases of forgiveness -- Therapeutic efficacy of forgiveness -- Potential disadvantages of forgiveness -- Continuum of forgiveness -- The continuing controversy over forgiveness -- Self-forgiveness -- Conclusion -- Spiritually attuned intervention -- Substance-abusing clients : the twelve-step tradition -- Clients in crisis : crisis as danger and opportunity -- Devoutly religious clients : religiously adapted therapy -- Conclusion -- The psychoeducational spirituality group -- Background -- Facilitators -- Overview of the sessions -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The psychoeducational spirituality group : a guide for group facilitators -- Planning : materials and session length -- Session one: What is spirituality for you? -- Session two: Meditation without prescribed religious content -- Session three: Coping with grief -- Session four: Letting go of anger and practicing forgiveness -- Optional additional session on self-forgiveness -- Session five: Crisis as danger and opportunity -- Session six: Gratitude -- Appendix B: Reproducible material.
Summary	"This guide for mental health professionals and pastoral counselors provides you with a framework to assess and incorporate client-based spirituality into your practice. The author's unique understanding of spirituality and its relationship to mental health makes the book an ideal educational guide for practitioners striving to understand the impact of faith on their clients' mental health. The insights presented in Spirituality and Mental Health: Clinical Applications will leave you better informed about the complexities of spirituality and make it easier for you to integrate them meaningfully into your clinical work."--Jacket.
Subject	Mental health -- Religious aspects.
	Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects.
	Counseling -- Religious aspects.
	Spiritual life.
	Spirituality.
	Psychiatry and religion.
	Religion and Psychology.
	Counseling -- methods.
	Pastoral Care.
	Counseling -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst00881233
	Mental health -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst01016359
	Psychiatry and religion. (OCoLC)fst01081201
	Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst01081790
	Spiritual life. (OCoLC)fst01130100
	Spirituality. (OCoLC)fst01130186
ISBN	0789024764 (hard ; alk. paper)
	9780789024763 (hard ; alk. paper)
	0789024772 (soft ; alk. paper)
	9780789024770 (soft ; alk. paper)

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