Spirituality as a Working Model in Brief Psychotherapy is a practical book that describes easily applicable methods for use by nontheologically trained therapists. The focus is on brief psychotherapy, since long-term treatment is no longer possible for many individuals today living busy lives on a limited budget. The book is unique in its approach involving real-life encounters between patients and therapists with years of experience in both spirituality and psychotherapy. While there are other books in the field of spirituality and psychotherapy, they are written from a traditional Freudian-based philosophy and do not include practical, easily applicable methods for use when time is limited. Most assume a traditional longer commitment by both therapist and patient, which today is often unrealistic. The authors of this book come from multiple disciplines including pastoral counseling, psychology, psychiatry, medicine, social work, and theology. Major areas of presentation include: Spirituality as a Multidimensional Model for Psychotherapy; The Ubiquity of Spirituality; Dynamics of Faith: Understanding Religion and Spirituality; Spirituality and the Therapist; Counseling Body/Soul Persons; Energy of Change; Spiritual Competence in a Medical Setting; Rituals and Symbols in Brief Psychotherapy; Working through the Steps of Spiritual Development; and Ethics in Spiritually Based Psychotherapy. The primary audience for this text is students in all the human behavior fields, professional counselors, clergy, chaplains, as well as professionals already in practice looking for better ways to achieve real results using brief psychotherapy. Each of the 11 chapters contains many practical applications for therapists. Contents: Foreword Introduction Editorial Statement
Chapter One. Spirituality as a Multidimensional Model for Psychotherapy Richard H. Cox & Betty Lou Ervin-Cox
Chapter Two. The Ubiquity of Spirituality Stanley Krippner
Chapter Three.The Dynamics of Faith: How Can the Psychologist Understand Religion and Spirituality? Joey Pulley King
Chapter Four. Spirituality and the Therapist Gordon Hess
Chapter Five. Counseling Body/Soul Persons: The Foundation for Therapeutic Change Newton Malony
Chapter Six. The Energy of Change: The Cosmic Dance in Our DNA Ursula Anderson
Chapter Seven. Spiritual Competence in a Medical Setting Sharon A. Bell
Chapter Eight. Rituals and Symbols in Brief Psychotherapy: With Clinical Illustrations Richard H. Cox
Chapter Nine. Spiritually Based Therapy: More Than a Tool or Methodology—A Therapist’s Personal Perspective Shirley Burnside
Chapter Ten. Working Through the Steps of Spiritual Development Richard H. Cox, Truman G. Esau & Ronald N. Kemp
Chapter Eleven. Ethics in Spiritually Based Brief Psychotherapy: Guidelines Richard H. Cox & Sharon A. Bell
Editor’s Conclusions: The Future of Spiritually Based Approaches to Brief Psychotherapy |