Exploring Therapy, Spirituality and Healing

ISBN-13: 9780230554061 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str.

William West

Opis

Spirituality and healing are controversial issues in counselling and psychotherapy. This cutting edge text discusses the philosophical, practical and ethical issues involved in counselling and explores major critiques of work on spirituality and healing. Students, trainees and professionals will find this an enriching and thought-provoking read.

Spis treści

Foreword; B.Thorne Introduction; W.West PART I: THERAPY AND SPIRITUALITY Spirituality and Therapy: The Tensions and Possibilities; W.West When the Client's Spirituality is Denied in Therapy; C.Jenkins Counselling and Pastoral Care; T.Biddington Integrating Prayer in Counselling; P.Gubi Compassion in Psychotherapy; B.Vivino& B.Thompson Counselling, Spirituality and Culture; F.Christodoulidi Embodied Spirituality and the Therapeutic Encounter; D.Yusef PART II: THERAPY AND HEALING When Counselling Becomes Healing; W.West Traditional Healing Alongside Counselling and Psychotherapy; R.Moodley& O.Oulanova Assessing a Counsellor's Use of a Seemingly Spiritual Gift; C.Gorsedene Psychic Energy and the Client; M.Wardle PART III: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Research inSpirituality and Healing; W.West Emergent Spirituality; D.Smith Practice Around Therapy, Spirituality and Healing; W.West.

O autorze

WILLIAM WEST Reader in Counselling Studies and Director of Counselling Courses at the University of Manchester, UK. He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has written extensively on therapy and spirituality, qualitative research, supervision, humanistic therapy and culture.

Blurb

What place does spiritual need and healing have in the counselling room? Denying the spiritual dimension of personal distress can be potentially hurtful to clients, but the issue of spirituality is also fraught with professional and ethical issues for therapists. This book draws on original research to move the debate about spiritual need forwards in relation to therapeutic practice, supervision, and training.

An international team of contributors offer a diverse range of perspectives to critically explore a wide spectrum of spiritual issues, including prayer, pastoral care and traditional healing. Edited by a leading figure in the field, this book:

• Illuminates experiences of both clients and practitioners through detailed case vignettes
• Draws on cutting-edge research in this growing field
• Invites readers to address their own therapeutic practice with hands-on discussion points

This measured and thoughtful approach provides a fascinating insight to an often complex and controversial topic. As such, the book is essential reading for trainees and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy.