SPIRITUALITY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: INTEGRATING YOUR CLIENTS BELIEFS INTO YOUR CLINICAL PRACTICE – DONALD MEICHENBAUM
In the aftermath of experiencing traumatic events, most individuals in North America cope by methods of religious or spiritual activities. In this webcast, Dr. Meichenbaum will discuss the evidence for the incidence and impact of religious and spiritual modes of coping. He will provide you with specific ways to assess for the client’s use of spiritual coping and discuss the variety of methods to incorporate spirituality and psychotherapy. The functions of spirituality in the recovery process and an examination of both the dangers and strengths of using religious forms of coping will be covered. A detailed handout complete with valuable worksheets will be provided.
- Critique both the benefits and limitations of spiritually and religiously-based interventions
- Assess the client’s use of spiritual and religious forms of coping
- Implement specific spiritual interventions and psychotherapeutic approaches
- Discuss the evidence and functions of religious and spiritual coping activities
- Systematically assess your clients’ spiritual and religious coping activities
- The use of spirituality from a Constructive Narrative Perspective
- Implement various evidence-based spiritually-oriented treatment approaches
- Caveats concerning religious and spiritually-oriented treatment
- Put it all together: Use of Therapist and Client Checklists
