A SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER THERAPISTS: WORKING WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL ISSUES

dc.contributor.advisorHill, Clara E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKellems, Ian Stuarten_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-11T10:24:11Z
dc.date.available2005-10-11T10:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-08-04en_US
dc.description.abstractUniversity counseling center therapists (n = 220) completed an internet survey about one of their recent therapy cases in which the clients' issues involved religion/spirituality (RS). Responses were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Common RS issues for clients involved questioning one's childhood religion, exploring RS beliefs, and using client's RS as a source of strength. The similarity of therapist and client RS values is not related to the strength of the therapeutic relationship. A therapist's religious commitment is related to both the goals that therapist considers important when working with RS issues and to how frequently the therapist uses religiously/spiritually-oriented interventions. Regarding training, therapist self-efficacy in working with RS issues is positively related to the amount of training the therapist has engaged in about how to work with RS issues. Implications for practice, research, and training are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2922
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Clinicalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpsychotherapyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledreligionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledspiritualityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcounselingen_US
dc.titleA SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER THERAPISTS: WORKING WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL ISSUESen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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