A spiritual strategy for counseling and psychotherapy - Richards, P. Scott; Bergin, Allen E., 1934- (Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2005)
The need for a spiritual strategy -- Historical perspectives -- The alienation between religion and psychology -- The new zeitgeist -- Theological, philosophical, and theoretical -- Perspectives -- Theological and philosophical foundations of theistic psychotherapy -- Theoretical and empirical foundations of theistic psychotherapy -- Theistic psychotherapy: process and methods -- A theistic, spiritual view of psychotherapy -- Ethical and process issues and guidelines -- Religious and spiritual assessment -- Religious and spiritual practices as therapeutic interventions -- Spiritual interventions used by contemporary psychotherapists -- Research and future directions -- A theistic, spiritual view of science and research methods -- Directions for the future.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-398) and indexes.
Keywords: Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects; Mental health counseling -- Religious aspects; Psychotherapy patients -- Religious life; Spirituality