Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity

by Richards, P. Scott; Bergin, Allen E.

• ISBN13: 9781433817359
• ISBN10: 1433817357
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-05-12
• Publisher: American Psychological Association

Summary

Many religious people distrust the idea of psychotherapy because they fear mental health professionals will misunderstand and pathologize their beliefs. This book provides concrete guidance on how therapists can work effectively with clients from a variety of religious backgrounds.

Each chapter is devoted to a different religious denomination and is written by an author who is both a mental health professional and an expert on the tradition described. The contributors provide information on the central beliefs and practices of the faith, describe how spiritual concerns may emerge in therapy, and offer guidelines for promoting trust and positive outcomes.

Author Biography

P. Scott Richards received his PhD in counseling psychology in 1988 from the University of Minnesota. He has been a faculty member at Brigham Young University since 1990 and is a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education.
 
Dr. Richards is coauthor of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005), coeditor of the Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity (2000), and coauthor of Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women with Eating Disorders (2007), all of which were published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
 
He received the William C. Bier award in 1999 from APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) for outstanding contributions to findings on religious issues. He is a fellow of APA Division 36 and served as president of the division from 2004 to 2005.
 
Dr. Richards is a licensed psychologist and is the Director of Research at the Center for Change in Orem, Utah.
 
Allen E. Bergin received his PhD in clinical psychology in 1960 from Stanford University. He was a faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University (1961-1972). He was a Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University from 1972 until his retirement in 1999.
 
Dr. Bergin is past-president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and co-editor of the classic Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. He is co-author of A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy (1997, 2005).
 
In 1989 he received an Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge from the American Psychological Association (APA). In 1990, APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) presented him with the William James Award for Psychology of Religion Research. He also received the Society for Psychotherapy Research’s Distinguished Career Award (1998) and the American Psychiatric Association’s Oskar Pfister Award in Psychiatry and Religion (1998).
 

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. Introduction and Overview

1. Toward Religious and Spiritual Competency for Mental Health Professionals 
   P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin
2. Religious Diversity in North America 
   Roger R. Keller

II. Christianity

1. Psychotherapy With Roman Catholics 
   Edward P. Shafranske
2. Psychotherapy With Members of Eastern Orthodox Churches 
   George Morelli
3. Psychotherapy With Mainline Protestants: Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal/Anglican, and Methodist 
   Everett L. Worthington Jr., James T. D. Berry, Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, Jennifer S. Ripley, and Chelsea L. Greer
4. Psychotherapy for Evangelical and Fundamentalist Protestants 
   Nancy Stiehler Thurston and Winston Seegobin
5. Psychotherapy With Pentecostal Protestants 
   Richard D. Dobbins
6. Psychotherapy With Latter-Day Saints 
   Wendy Ulrich, P. Scott Richards, Kristin L. Hansen, and Allen E. Bergin
7. Psychotherapy With Seventh-Day Adventists 
   Carole A. Rayburn

III. Judaism

1. Psychotherapy With Orthodox Jews 
   Aaron Rabinowitz
2. Psychotherapy With Conservative and Reform Jews 
   Lisa Miller, Yakov A. Barton, Marina Mazur, and Robert J. Lovinger

IV. Islam

1. Psychotherapy With Muslims 
   Zari Hedayat-Diba

V. Eastern Traditions

1. Psychotherapy With Hindus 
   Anu R. Sharma and Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
2. Psychotherapy With Buddhists 
   Mark Finn and Jeffrey B. Rubin

VI. Ethnic-Centered Spirituality

1. Psychotherapy With Members of African American Churches and Spiritual Traditions 
   Donelda A. Cook and Christine Y. Wiley
2. Psychotherapy With Members of Latino/Latina Churches and Spiritual Traditions 
   Fayth M. Parks, Maria Cecilia Zea, and Michael A. Mason
3. Psychotherapy With Members of Asian American Churches and Spiritual Traditions 
   Siang-Yang Tan and Natalie J. Dong
4. North American Indian and Alaska Native Spirituality and Psychotherapy 
   Jeff King, Joseph E. Trimble, Gayle Skawen:nio Morse, and Lisa Rey Thomas

VII. Afterword

1. Religious Diversity and Psychotherapy: Conclusions, Recommendations, and Future Directions 
   P. Scott Richards and Allen E. Bergin

Index

About the Editors