Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy: Understanding and Addressing the Sacred

by Kenneth I. Pargament

From a leading researcher and practitioner, this volume provides an innovative framework for understanding the role of spirituality in people's lives and its relevance to the work done in psychotherapy. It offers fresh, practical ideas for creating a spiritual dialogue with clients, assessing spirituality as a part of their problems and solutions, and helping them draw on spiritual resources in times of stress. Written from a nonsectarian perspective, the book encompasses both traditional and nontraditional forms of spirituality. It is grounded in current findings from psychotherapy research and the psychology of religion, and includes a wealth of evocative case material. 

Genres: Psychology, Spirituality, Faith, Theology

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 26, 2007

Reviews

[one_of_the_many_sarahs]

While some of the stats and observations are outdated by now, I really appreciate many of Pargament’s thoughts about spiritually integrated psychotherapy. This book provided some helpful guidance in how to talk with patients about spirituality and assess the role of spirituality in their lives. It also provided some helpful insight into my own spiritual journey and how I want to integrate spirituality into my work.

[Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good textbook for my practicum class. I definitely agree that spirituality should be talked about more often in psychotherapy because it's the central framework people use, consciously or unconsciously, to make meaning out of life events and to make decisions.

[Zul Azlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for anyone who’s interested in psycho-spiritual therapy regardless of religious backgrounds

[Sloane Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great text, very helpful for clinicians wanting to increase their competency in spiritually sensitive psychotherapy. The text is very bound to the Judeo-Christian perspective and is therefore somewhat limited in its utility in working with clients who come from Asian religions.

[Alyssa Botte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommend for mental health clinicians. Highlights the importance of spiritually aware care and practical recommendations for how clinicians can include spirituality as part of their clinical practice.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

for school...
Great book. Highly recommended for those in counselling professions.