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This book is for mental health practitioners who want to enhance their clients' psychological wellbeing using therapeutic tools drawn from spiritual and religious thought. What can a non-religious therapist do when a client directly requests help with a problem involving spiritual matters? How can a therapist who is engaged in a religious tradition frame strategies such as discerning vocation, participating in spiritual or religious rituals, and forgiving in ways that are acceptable to secular clients?Thomas Plante answers these questions and more by presenting thirteen tools to improve psychological and spiritual health that can be integrated into secular or religious-oriented practice. ""Spiritual Practices in Psychotherapy"" first reviews history, philosophy, and research behind and evidence for integrating tools such as meditation, learning from spiritual models, and becoming part of something larger than oneself into therapy practice. Dr. Plante makes a case for integrating spiritual and religious tools in therapy as part of ethical practice, and as a way to add value to services such as assessment, counseling, and consultation with other professionals. A rich and diverse collection of case illustrations shows how to conduct psychotherapy using these tools, and walks readers through real-world examples of how to consult with clergy. Finally, the book offers an agenda for continued research and education and a variety of resources for further study in this area.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xix)
• Introduction(p. 3)
• Defining Religion, Spirituality, and the Sacred(p. 4)
• Who Should Read This Book(p. 5)
• What Is in This Book(p. 6)
• Conclusion(p. 6)
• Chapter 1 Religion-Spirituality in the Practice and Science of Psychology(p. 9)
• Most Americans Are Religious, Spiritual, or Both(p. 10)
• Most Psychologists Are Not Spiritual or Religious(p. 10)
• "The Times They Are a-Changin'"(p. 13)
• Methodological Issues in Research on Religion and Health(p. 16)
• Mental Health Associations With Religion-Spirituality(p. 18)
• Negative Outcomes in Religion-Health Studies(p. 26)
• Conclusion(p. 27)
• Chapter 2 Thirteen Tools From Religious-Spiritual Thought: Definitions and Philosophical Grounding(p. 29)
• A Philosophical Perspective: Common Questions of Faith(p. 30)
• Internal and External Benefits of Tending the Spirit(p. 32)
• Thirteen Tools for Your Psychotherapeutic Toolbox(p. 33)
• Ethical and Cultural Considerations(p. 42)
• Conclusion(p. 45)
• Chapter 3 Assessment Issues(p. 47)
• What Therapists Are Trying to Assess(p. 48)
• How Therapists Assess Religion-Spirituality(p. 54)
• Conclusion(p. 45)
• Chapter 4 Internal Religious-Spiritual Tools(p. 65)
• Spiritually and Psychologically Minded Services(p. 66)
• Implicit and Explicit Approaches to Psychotherapy(p. 67)
• Problems Clinicians May Bring to Psychotherapy When Integrating Religious-Spiritual Tools(p. 68)
• Tools for Nurturing Individual Spiritual Growth(p. 69)
• Using Internal Tools in Integration: A Case Example(p. 80)
• Conclusion(p. 81)
• Chapter 5 External and Other Religious-Spiritual Tools(p. 83)
• Tools for Nurturing External Engagement and Acceptance(p. 84)
• Using External and Other Tools in Integration(p. 100)
• Conclusion(p. 102)
• Chapter 6 Five Ethical Values to Guide Professional Behavior(p. 103)
• Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Competence, and Concern(p. 104)
• Conclusion(p. 114)
• Chapter 7 Special Circumstances: Seven Types of Clients(p. 115)
• Working With Clients Who Are Very Religious(p. 116)
• Working With Clients Who Are Not Religious(p. 118)
• Working With Clients Outside One's Religious Tradition(p. 120)
• Working With Clients Within One's Religious Tradition(p. 121)
• Working With Clients Victimized by Their Religious Leaders or Community(p. 123)
• Working With Clients Who Feel Damaged by Their Religious Tradition(p. 125)
• Working With Clients With Destructive Religious Views and Behaviors(p. 127)
• Conclusion(p. 129)
• Chapter 8 Consultation With Religious Professionals: An Often-Overlooked Tool(p. 131)
• Why Clergy and Therapists Should Consult Each Other(p. 132)
• How Clergy and Therapists Should Collaborate(p. 135)
• Typical Problems in Clergy-Mental Health Consultation(p. 139)
• Cultivating a Successful Consultative Relationship With Clergy(p. 142)
• Conclusion(p. 145)
• Chapter 9 Best Practices in Action(p. 147)
• 12-Step Programs(p. 149)
• Biopsychosocial Approaches(p. 151)
• Manualized Religiously-Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Programs(p. 151)
• The Eight-Point Program: An Integrative Approach to Spirituality and Psychotherapy(p. 154)
• Using Religious-Spiritual Tools to Enhance Psychotherapy: Extended Case Examples(p. 157)
• When Interventions Do Not Work(p. 172)
• Conclusion(p. 173)
• Chapter 10 Next Steps: Focused Research and Training(p. 175)
• Maximizing the Success of Research(p. 176)
• Training the Next Generation of Scholars and Clinicians(p. 179)
• Future Directions(p. 181)
• Additional Resources(p. 183)
• Appendix: Assessment(p. 201)
• References(p. 213)
• Index(p. 231)
• About the Author(p. 241)