Treating Spiritual Issues in Secular Psychotherapy
By D. Helminiak. Counseling and Values, 2001
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The author discusses spirituality as a human phenomenon that is independent of, yet open to, matters of personal religion and belief in God. Although commonly expressed through religion and theist belief, the author views spirituality as a universal mental phenomenon with an inherent “normativity”; it can, therefore, be legitimately addressed as a prescriptive aspect of psychology apart from theology and religion. An elaborated psychology of spirituality helps therapists focus the psychotherapeutically relevant and spiritual issues in the client's presentation; build on the client's healthy commitments; and reinterpret or deflect the unhealthy and, thus, foster the client's personal integration and, ipso facto, the client's spiritual growth.
Subfields: Health, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy
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- Multicultural Training in Spirituality: An Interdisciplinary Review (2006, background): “One's spirituality may be expressed through religion or religious involvement, which generally refers to participation in an organized system of beliefs, rituals, and collective traditions (Helminiak, 2001). More and more people, however, are turning to sources outside of organized religion for nurt”
- A Viable Model and Self-Report Measure of Spiritual Intelligence (2009, background): “As many authors (e.g., Helminiak, 2001; Worthington & Sandage, 2001) have noted, however, religion and spirituality remain intimately connected, with religion being “the social vehicle that, at its best, proclaims and supports spirituality” (Helminiak, 2001, p. 165).”